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#511CB5

#511cb5 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511cb5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 10.98% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.25% cyan, 84.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 260.78°, with 73.21% saturation and 40.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.12.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0592

Complementary

  1. #511cb5
  2. #80b51c

Split complementary

  1. #511cb5
  2. #b59d1c
  3. #34b51c

Analogous

  1. #1c34b5
  2. #511cb5
  3. #9d1cb5

Triadic

  1. #511cb5
  2. #b5511c
  3. #1cb551

Tetradic

  1. #511cb5
  2. #b51c80
  3. #80b51c
  4. #1cb551

Square

  1. #511cb5
  2. #b51c34
  3. #80b51c
  4. #1cb59d

Monochromatic

  1. #160830
  2. #331273
  3. #511cb5
  4. #753de1
  5. #a47feb

Shades

#511cb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511cb5
  2. #4919a3
  3. #411691
  4. #39147f
  5. #31116d
  6. #290e5b
  7. #200b48
  8. #180836
  9. #100624
  10. #080312
  11. #000000

Tints

#511cb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511cb5
  2. #6233bc
  3. #7449c4
  4. #8560cb
  5. #9777d3
  6. #a88eda
  7. #b9a4e1
  8. #cbbbe9
  9. #dcd2f0
  10. #eee8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511cb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511cb5
  2. #5626b0
  3. #5a30aa
  4. #5f3aa5
  5. #6444a0
  6. #694e9b
  7. #6d5895
  8. #726290
  9. #776c8b
  10. #7b7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3881 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #264c6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c3e8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511cb5 {
  color: #511cb5;
}
Background
.bg-511cb5 {
  background-color: #511cb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511cb5 {
  border: 2px solid #511cb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511cb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 28 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 73% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511cb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511cb5, #9d1cb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511cb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 28 181 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.09 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.29 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.08 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.33 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.36 #aee34a Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511cb5  rgb(81, 28, 181)  hsl(261, 73%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#80b51c  rgb(128, 181, 28)  hsl(81, 73%, 41%)  Apple Green
#b5511c  rgb(181, 81, 28)  hsl(21, 73%, 41%)  Rust
#1cb551  rgb(28, 181, 81)  hsl(141, 73%, 41%)  Medium Sea Green