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#511DC6

#511dc6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511dc6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 11.37% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.09% cyan, 85.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 258.46°, with 74.45% saturation and 44.51% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0671

Complementary

  1. #511dc6
  2. #92c61d

Split complementary

  1. #511dc6
  2. #c6a51d
  3. #3ec61d

Analogous

  1. #1d3ec6
  2. #511dc6
  3. #a51dc6

Triadic

  1. #511dc6
  2. #c6511d
  3. #1dc651

Tetradic

  1. #511dc6
  2. #c61d92
  3. #92c61d
  4. #1dc651

Square

  1. #511dc6
  2. #c61d3e
  3. #92c61d
  4. #1dc6a5

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0941
  2. #361383
  3. #511dc6
  4. #7a4be5
  5. #ab8eee

Shades

#511dc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511dc6
  2. #491ab2
  3. #41179e
  4. #39148b
  5. #311177
  6. #290f63
  7. #200c4f
  8. #18093b
  9. #100628
  10. #080314
  11. #000000

Tints

#511dc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511dc6
  2. #6234cc
  3. #744ad1
  4. #8561d7
  5. #9777dd
  6. #a88ee3
  7. #b9a5e8
  8. #cbbbee
  9. #dcd2f4
  10. #eee8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511dc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511dc6
  2. #5627bf
  3. #5a31b8
  4. #5f3bb1
  5. #6445aa
  6. #694fa3
  7. #6d589c
  8. #726295
  9. #776c8e
  10. #7b7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3c8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #055476 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #34449c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511dc6 {
  color: #511dc6;
}
Background
.bg-511dc6 {
  background-color: #511dc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511dc6 {
  border: 2px solid #511dc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511dc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 29 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 74% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511dc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511dc6, #a51dc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511dc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 29 198 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.88 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.19 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.26 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.71 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.96 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.07 #aee239 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511dc6  rgb(81, 29, 198)  hsl(258, 74%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#92c61d  rgb(146, 198, 29)  hsl(78, 74%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#c6511d  rgb(198, 81, 29)  hsl(18, 74%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1dc651  rgb(29, 198, 81)  hsl(138, 74%, 45%)  Lime Green