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#511EAE

#511eae ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511eae is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 11.76% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.45% cyan, 82.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 261.25°, with 70.59% saturation and 40% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.65.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0573

Complementary

  1. #511eae
  2. #7bae1e

Split complementary

  1. #511eae
  2. #ae991e
  3. #33ae1e

Analogous

  1. #1e33ae
  2. #511eae
  3. #991eae

Triadic

  1. #511eae
  2. #ae511e
  3. #1eae51

Tetradic

  1. #511eae
  2. #ae1e7b
  3. #7bae1e
  4. #1eae51

Square

  1. #511eae
  2. #ae1e33
  3. #7bae1e
  4. #1eae99

Monochromatic

  1. #14072c
  2. #33136d
  3. #511eae
  4. #753bdd
  5. #a37ce9

Shades

#511eae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511eae
  2. #491b9d
  3. #41188b
  4. #39157a
  5. #311268
  6. #290f57
  7. #200c46
  8. #180934
  9. #100623
  10. #080311
  11. #000000

Tints

#511eae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511eae
  2. #6235b6
  3. #744bbe
  4. #8562c6
  5. #9778ce
  6. #a88fd7
  7. #b9a5df
  8. #cbbce7
  9. #dcd2ef
  10. #eee9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511eae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511eae
  2. #5628a9
  3. #5a32a5
  4. #5f3ba0
  5. #64459c
  6. #694f97
  7. #6d5992
  8. #72638e
  9. #776c89
  10. #7b7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49387d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d4a68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e3d89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511eae {
  color: #511eae;
}
Background
.bg-511eae {
  background-color: #511eae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511eae {
  border: 2px solid #511eae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511eae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 30 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 71% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511eae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511eae, #991eae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511eae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 30 174 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.65 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.70 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.01 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.06 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.62 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.71 #aee151 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511eae  rgb(81, 30, 174)  hsl(261, 71%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#7bae1e  rgb(123, 174, 30)  hsl(81, 71%, 40%)  Apple Green
#ae511e  rgb(174, 81, 30)  hsl(21, 71%, 40%)  Sienna
#1eae51  rgb(30, 174, 81)  hsl(141, 71%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green