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#511EC5

#511ec5 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511ec5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.88% cyan, 84.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 258.32°, with 73.57% 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 5.94.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0671

Complementary

  1. #511ec5
  2. #92c51e

Split complementary

  1. #511ec5
  2. #c5a41e
  3. #3fc51e

Analogous

  1. #1e3fc5
  2. #511ec5
  3. #a41ec5

Triadic

  1. #511ec5
  2. #c5511e
  3. #1ec551

Tetradic

  1. #511ec5
  2. #c51e92
  3. #92c51e
  4. #1ec551

Square

  1. #511ec5
  2. #c51e3f
  3. #92c51e
  4. #1ec5a4

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0a40
  2. #361483
  3. #511ec5
  4. #7a4ce4
  5. #ab8eee

Shades

#511ec5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511ec5
  2. #491bb1
  3. #41189e
  4. #39158a
  5. #311276
  6. #290f63
  7. #200c4f
  8. #18093b
  9. #100627
  10. #080314
  11. #000000

Tints

#511ec5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511ec5
  2. #6235cb
  3. #744bd1
  4. #8562d6
  5. #9778dc
  6. #a88fe2
  7. #b9a5e8
  8. #cbbcee
  9. #dcd2f3
  10. #eee9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511ec5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511ec5
  2. #5628be
  3. #5a32b7
  4. #5f3bb0
  5. #6445a9
  6. #694fa3
  7. #6d599c
  8. #726395
  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 #4c3c8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #085475 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #34449c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511ec5 {
  color: #511ec5;
}
Background
.bg-511ec5 {
  background-color: #511ec5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511ec5 {
  border: 2px solid #511ec5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511ec5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 30 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 74% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511ec5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511ec5, #a41ec5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511ec5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 30 197 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.94 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.35 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.61 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.59 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.04 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.05 #aee13a Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511ec5  rgb(81, 30, 197)  hsl(258, 74%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#92c51e  rgb(146, 197, 30)  hsl(78, 74%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#c5511e  rgb(197, 81, 30)  hsl(18, 74%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1ec551  rgb(30, 197, 81)  hsl(138, 74%, 45%)  Lime Green