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#511DC9

#511dc9 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511dc9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.7% cyan, 85.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 258.14°, with 74.78% saturation and 45.1% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.0685

Complementary

  1. #511dc9
  2. #95c91d

Split complementary

  1. #511dc9
  2. #c9a71d
  3. #3fc91d

Analogous

  1. #1d3fc9
  2. #511dc9
  3. #a71dc9

Triadic

  1. #511dc9
  2. #c9511d
  3. #1dc951

Tetradic

  1. #511dc9
  2. #c91d95
  3. #95c91d
  4. #1dc951

Square

  1. #511dc9
  2. #c91d3f
  3. #95c91d
  4. #1dc9a7

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0a43
  2. #361386
  3. #511dc9
  4. #7b4de5
  5. #ad90ef

Shades

#511dc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511dc9
  2. #491ab5
  3. #4117a1
  4. #39148d
  5. #311179
  6. #290f65
  7. #200c50
  8. #18093c
  9. #100628
  10. #080314
  11. #000000

Tints

#511dc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511dc9
  2. #6234ce
  3. #744ad4
  4. #8561d9
  5. #9777df
  6. #a88ee4
  7. #b9a5e9
  8. #cbbbef
  9. #dcd2f4
  10. #eee8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511dc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511dc9
  2. #5627c2
  3. #5a31ba
  4. #5f3bb3
  5. #6445ac
  6. #694fa5
  7. #6d589d
  8. #726296
  9. #776c8f
  10. #7b7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d3d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ecd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32459f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511dc9 {
  color: #511dc9;
}
Background
.bg-511dc9 {
  background-color: #511dc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511dc9 {
  border: 2px solid #511dc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511dc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 29 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 75% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511dc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511dc9, #a71dc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511dc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 29 201 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.82 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.88 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.93 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.18 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.62 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.73 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.17 #aee236 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#511dc9  rgb(81, 29, 201)  hsl(258, 75%, 45%)  Ultramarine
#95c91d  rgb(149, 201, 29)  hsl(78, 75%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#c9511d  rgb(201, 81, 29)  hsl(18, 75%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1dc951  rgb(29, 201, 81)  hsl(138, 75%, 45%)  Lime Green