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#511ECC

#511ecc ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511ecc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.29% cyan, 85.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 257.59°, with 74.36% saturation and 45.88% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 5.46.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0704

Complementary

  1. #511ecc
  2. #99cc1e

Split complementary

  1. #511ecc
  2. #cca81e
  3. #42cc1e

Analogous

  1. #1e42cc
  2. #511ecc
  3. #a81ecc

Triadic

  1. #511ecc
  2. #cc511e
  3. #1ecc51

Tetradic

  1. #511ecc
  2. #cc1e99
  3. #99cc1e
  4. #1ecc51

Square

  1. #511ecc
  2. #cc1e42
  3. #99cc1e
  4. #1ecca8

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0a47
  2. #371489
  3. #511ecc
  4. #7d51e5
  5. #af94ef

Shades

#511ecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511ecc
  2. #491bb8
  3. #4118a3
  4. #39158f
  5. #31127a
  6. #290f66
  7. #200c52
  8. #18093d
  9. #100629
  10. #080314
  11. #000000

Tints

#511ecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511ecc
  2. #6235d1
  3. #744bd6
  4. #8562db
  5. #9778e0
  6. #a88fe6
  7. #b9a5eb
  8. #cbbcf0
  9. #dcd2f5
  10. #eee9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511ecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511ecc
  2. #5628c4
  3. #5a32bd
  4. #5f3bb5
  5. #6445ae
  6. #694fa6
  7. #6d599e
  8. #726397
  9. #776c8f
  10. #7b7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d3e91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3046a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511ecc {
  color: #511ecc;
}
Background
.bg-511ecc {
  background-color: #511ecc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511ecc {
  border: 2px solid #511ecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511ecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 30 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511ecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511ecc, #a81ecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511ecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 30 204 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.46 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.46 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.90 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.08 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.11 #aee133 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Han Purple
#511ecc  rgb(81, 30, 204)  hsl(258, 74%, 46%)  Han Purple
#99cc1e  rgb(153, 204, 30)  hsl(78, 74%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cc511e  rgb(204, 81, 30)  hsl(18, 74%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1ecc51  rgb(30, 204, 81)  hsl(138, 74%, 46%)  Malachite