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#511FBC

#511fbc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511fbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.91% cyan, 83.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 259.11°, with 71.69% saturation and 42.94% 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 9.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.07.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0636

Complementary

  1. #511fbc
  2. #8abc1f

Split complementary

  1. #511fbc
  2. #bca01f
  3. #3bbc1f

Analogous

  1. #1f3bbc
  2. #511fbc
  3. #a01fbc

Triadic

  1. #511fbc
  2. #bc511f
  3. #1fbc51

Tetradic

  1. #511fbc
  2. #bc1f8a
  3. #8abc1f
  4. #1fbc51

Square

  1. #511fbc
  2. #bc1f3b
  3. #8abc1f
  4. #1fbca0

Monochromatic

  1. #180939
  2. #35147a
  3. #511fbc
  4. #7847e1
  5. #a889eb

Shades

#511fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511fbc
  2. #491ca9
  3. #411996
  4. #391684
  5. #311371
  6. #29105e
  7. #200c4b
  8. #180938
  9. #100626
  10. #080313
  11. #000000

Tints

#511fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511fbc
  2. #6235c3
  3. #744cc9
  4. #8562d0
  5. #9779d7
  6. #a88fde
  7. #b9a5e4
  8. #cbbceb
  9. #dcd2f2
  10. #eee9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511fbc
  2. #5629b6
  3. #5a32b0
  4. #5f3caa
  5. #6446a4
  6. #69509e
  7. #6d5998
  8. #726392
  9. #776d8c
  10. #7b7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3b86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d5070 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #394295 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511fbc {
  color: #511fbc;
}
Background
.bg-511fbc {
  background-color: #511fbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511fbc {
  border: 2px solid #511fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 31 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511fbc, #a01fbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 31 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.07 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.43 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.51 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.53 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.60 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.62 #aee043 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511fbc  rgb(81, 31, 188)  hsl(259, 72%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#8abc1f  rgb(138, 188, 31)  hsl(79, 72%, 43%)  Apple Green
#bc511f  rgb(188, 81, 31)  hsl(19, 72%, 43%)  Mahogany
#1fbc51  rgb(31, 188, 81)  hsl(139, 72%, 43%)  Emerald