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#511CC4

#511cc4 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511cc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.67% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 258.93°, with 75% saturation and 43.92% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0657

Complementary

  1. #511cc4
  2. #8fc41c

Split complementary

  1. #511cc4
  2. #c4a51c
  3. #3bc41c

Analogous

  1. #1c3bc4
  2. #511cc4
  3. #a51cc4

Triadic

  1. #511cc4
  2. #c4511c
  3. #1cc451

Tetradic

  1. #511cc4
  2. #c41c8f
  3. #8fc41c
  4. #1cc451

Square

  1. #511cc4
  2. #c41c3b
  3. #8fc41c
  4. #1cc4a5

Monochromatic

  1. #1a093e
  2. #351281
  3. #511cc4
  4. #7948e5
  5. #aa8bee

Shades

#511cc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511cc4
  2. #4919b0
  3. #41169d
  4. #391489
  5. #311176
  6. #290e62
  7. #200b4e
  8. #18083b
  9. #100627
  10. #080314
  11. #000000

Tints

#511cc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511cc4
  2. #6233ca
  3. #7449d0
  4. #8560d6
  5. #9777dc
  6. #a88ee2
  7. #b9a4e7
  8. #cbbbed
  9. #dcd2f3
  10. #eee8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511cc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511cc4
  2. #5626bd
  3. #5a30b6
  4. #5f3ab0
  5. #6444a9
  6. #694ea2
  7. #6d589b
  8. #726294
  9. #776c8e
  10. #7b7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3b8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0c5374 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ec7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #35439b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511cc4 {
  color: #511cc4;
}
Background
.bg-511cc4 {
  background-color: #511cc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511cc4 {
  border: 2px solid #511cc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511cc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 28 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 75% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511cc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511cc4, #a51cc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511cc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 28 196 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.79 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.44 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.55 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.84 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.88 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.21 #aee33b Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511cc4  rgb(81, 28, 196)  hsl(259, 75%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#8fc41c  rgb(143, 196, 28)  hsl(79, 75%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#c4511c  rgb(196, 81, 28)  hsl(19, 75%, 44%)  Sinopia
#1cc451  rgb(28, 196, 81)  hsl(139, 75%, 44%)  Lime Green