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#511DCF

#511dcf ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511dcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.87% cyan, 85.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 257.53°, with 75.42% 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 5.11.

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Relative luminance0.0713

Complementary

  1. #511dcf
  2. #9bcf1d

Split complementary

  1. #511dcf
  2. #cfaa1d
  3. #42cf1d

Analogous

  1. #1d42cf
  2. #511dcf
  3. #aa1dcf

Triadic

  1. #511dcf
  2. #cf511d
  3. #1dcf51

Tetradic

  1. #511dcf
  2. #cf1d9b
  3. #9bcf1d
  4. #1dcf51

Square

  1. #511dcf
  2. #cf1d42
  3. #9bcf1d
  4. #1dcfaa

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0a49
  2. #37148c
  3. #511dcf
  4. #7d52e7
  5. #b095f0

Shades

#511dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511dcf
  2. #491aba
  3. #4117a6
  4. #391491
  5. #31117c
  6. #290f68
  7. #200c53
  8. #18093e
  9. #100629
  10. #080315
  11. #000000

Tints

#511dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511dcf
  2. #6234d4
  3. #744ad9
  4. #8561dd
  5. #9777e2
  6. #a88ee7
  7. #b9a5ec
  8. #cbbbf1
  9. #dcd2f5
  10. #eee8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511dcf
  2. #5627c7
  3. #5a31bf
  4. #5f3bb7
  5. #6445af
  6. #694fa8
  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 #4e3e93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e47a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511dcf {
  color: #511dcf;
}
Background
.bg-511dcf {
  background-color: #511dcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511dcf {
  border: 2px solid #511dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 29 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511dcf, #aa1dcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 29 207 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.11 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.12 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.60 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.11 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.96 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.80 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.23 #aee230 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#511dcf  rgb(81, 29, 207)  hsl(258, 75%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#9bcf1d  rgb(155, 207, 29)  hsl(78, 75%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cf511d  rgb(207, 81, 29)  hsl(18, 75%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1dcf51  rgb(29, 207, 81)  hsl(138, 75%, 46%)  Malachite