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#511FB5

#511fb5 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511fb5 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 12.16% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.25% cyan, 82.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 70.75% saturation and 41.57% 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 9.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.31.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0607

Complementary

  1. #511fb5
  2. #83b51f

Split complementary

  1. #511fb5
  2. #b59c1f
  3. #38b51f

Analogous

  1. #1f38b5
  2. #511fb5
  3. #9c1fb5

Triadic

  1. #511fb5
  2. #b5511f
  3. #1fb551

Tetradic

  1. #511fb5
  2. #b51f83
  3. #83b51f
  4. #1fb551

Square

  1. #511fb5
  2. #b51f38
  3. #83b51f
  4. #1fb59c

Monochromatic

  1. #170932
  2. #341474
  3. #511fb5
  4. #7642df
  5. #a583ea

Shades

#511fb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511fb5
  2. #491ca3
  3. #411991
  4. #39167f
  5. #31136d
  6. #29105b
  7. #200c48
  8. #180936
  9. #100624
  10. #080312
  11. #000000

Tints

#511fb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511fb5
  2. #6235bc
  3. #744cc4
  4. #8562cb
  5. #9779d3
  6. #a88fda
  7. #b9a5e1
  8. #cbbce9
  9. #dcd2f0
  10. #eee9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511fb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511fb5
  2. #5629b0
  3. #5a32aa
  4. #5f3ca5
  5. #6446a0
  6. #69509b
  7. #6d5995
  8. #726390
  9. #776d8b
  10. #7b7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3a81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #264d6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c3f8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511fb5 {
  color: #511fb5;
}
Background
.bg-511fb5 {
  background-color: #511fb5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511fb5 {
  border: 2px solid #511fb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511fb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 31 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 71% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511fb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511fb5, #9c1fb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511fb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 31 181 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.31 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.08 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.22 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.36 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.66 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.29 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.33 #aee04a Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511fb5  rgb(81, 31, 181)  hsl(260, 71%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#83b51f  rgb(131, 181, 31)  hsl(80, 71%, 42%)  Apple Green
#b5511f  rgb(181, 81, 31)  hsl(20, 71%, 42%)  Rust
#1fb551  rgb(31, 181, 81)  hsl(140, 71%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green