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#511ECB

#511ecb ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511ecb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.1% cyan, 85.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 257.69°, with 74.25% saturation and 45.69% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.0699

Complementary

  1. #511ecb
  2. #98cb1e

Split complementary

  1. #511ecb
  2. #cba81e
  3. #41cb1e

Analogous

  1. #1e41cb
  2. #511ecb
  3. #a81ecb

Triadic

  1. #511ecb
  2. #cb511e
  3. #1ecb51

Tetradic

  1. #511ecb
  2. #cb1e98
  3. #98cb1e
  4. #1ecb51

Square

  1. #511ecb
  2. #cb1e41
  3. #98cb1e
  4. #1ecba8

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0a46
  2. #361488
  3. #511ecb
  4. #7c50e5
  5. #ae93ef

Shades

#511ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511ecb
  2. #491bb7
  3. #4118a2
  4. #39158e
  5. #31127a
  6. #290f66
  7. #200c51
  8. #18093d
  9. #100629
  10. #080314
  11. #000000

Tints

#511ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511ecb
  2. #6235d0
  3. #744bd5
  4. #8562db
  5. #9778e0
  6. #a88fe5
  7. #b9a5ea
  8. #cbbcef
  9. #dcd2f5
  10. #eee9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511ecb
  2. #5628c4
  3. #5a32bc
  4. #5f3bb5
  5. #6445ad
  6. #694fa6
  7. #6d599e
  8. #726397
  9. #776c8f
  10. #7b7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d3d90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005679 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3146a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511ecb {
  color: #511ecb;
}
Background
.bg-511ecb {
  background-color: #511ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511ecb {
  border: 2px solid #511ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 30 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511ecb, #a81ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 30 203 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.58 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.59 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.00 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.05 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.63 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.10 #aee134 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#511ecb  rgb(81, 30, 203)  hsl(258, 74%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#98cb1e  rgb(152, 203, 30)  hsl(78, 74%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cb511e  rgb(203, 81, 30)  hsl(18, 74%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1ecb51  rgb(30, 203, 81)  hsl(138, 74%, 46%)  Malachite