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#511CD0

#511cd0 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511cd0 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 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.06% cyan, 86.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 257.67°, with 76.27% saturation and 46.27% 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0713

Complementary

  1. #511cd0
  2. #9bd01c

Split complementary

  1. #511cd0
  2. #d0ab1c
  3. #41d01c

Analogous

  1. #1c41d0
  2. #511cd0
  3. #ab1cd0

Triadic

  1. #511cd0
  2. #d0511c
  3. #1cd051

Tetradic

  1. #511cd0
  2. #d01c9b
  3. #9bd01c
  4. #1cd051

Square

  1. #511cd0
  2. #d01c41
  3. #9bd01c
  4. #1cd0ab

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0a49
  2. #37138d
  3. #511cd0
  4. #7d51e8
  5. #b094f1

Shades

#511cd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511cd0
  2. #4919bb
  3. #4116a6
  4. #391492
  5. #31117d
  6. #290e68
  7. #200b53
  8. #18083e
  9. #10062a
  10. #080315
  11. #000000

Tints

#511cd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511cd0
  2. #6233d5
  3. #7449d9
  4. #8560de
  5. #9777e3
  6. #a88ee8
  7. #b9a4ec
  8. #cbbbf1
  9. #dcd2f6
  10. #eee8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511cd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511cd0
  2. #5626c8
  3. #5a30c0
  4. #5f3ab8
  5. #6444b0
  6. #694ea8
  7. #6d58a0
  8. #726298
  9. #776c90
  10. #7b7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e3e94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d47a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511cd0 {
  color: #511cd0;
}
Background
.bg-511cd0 {
  background-color: #511cd0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511cd0 {
  border: 2px solid #511cd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511cd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 28 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511cd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511cd0, #ab1cd0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511cd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 28 208 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.00 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.03 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.08 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.88 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.92 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.32 #aee32f Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#511cd0  rgb(81, 28, 208)  hsl(258, 76%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#9bd01c  rgb(155, 208, 28)  hsl(78, 76%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#d0511c  rgb(208, 81, 28)  hsl(18, 76%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1cd051  rgb(28, 208, 81)  hsl(138, 76%, 46%)  Malachite