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#511FC0

#511fc0 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511fc0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.81% cyan, 83.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 258.63°, with 72.2% saturation and 43.73% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.01.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0654

Complementary

  1. #511fc0
  2. #8ec01f

Split complementary

  1. #511fc0
  2. #c0a21f
  3. #3ec01f

Analogous

  1. #1f3ec0
  2. #511fc0
  3. #a21fc0

Triadic

  1. #511fc0
  2. #c0511f
  3. #1fc051

Tetradic

  1. #511fc0
  2. #c01f8e
  3. #8ec01f
  4. #1fc051

Square

  1. #511fc0
  2. #c01f3e
  3. #8ec01f
  4. #1fc0a2

Monochromatic

  1. #190a3c
  2. #35147e
  3. #511fc0
  4. #794ae2
  5. #aa8cec

Shades

#511fc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511fc0
  2. #491cad
  3. #41199a
  4. #391686
  5. #311373
  6. #291060
  7. #200c4d
  8. #18093a
  9. #100626
  10. #080313
  11. #000000

Tints

#511fc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511fc0
  2. #6235c6
  3. #744ccd
  4. #8562d3
  5. #9779d9
  6. #a88fe0
  7. #b9a5e6
  8. #cbbcec
  9. #dcd2f2
  10. #eee9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511fc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511fc0
  2. #5629ba
  3. #5a32b3
  4. #5f3cad
  5. #6446a6
  6. #6950a0
  7. #6d599a
  8. #726393
  9. #776d8d
  10. #7b7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3c89 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #165273 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #374398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511fc0 {
  color: #511fc0;
}
Background
.bg-511fc0 {
  background-color: #511fc0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511fc0 {
  border: 2px solid #511fc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511fc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 31 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 72% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511fc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511fc0, #a21fc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511fc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 31 192 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.01 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.92 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.95 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.47 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.76 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.91 #aee03f Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511fc0  rgb(81, 31, 192)  hsl(259, 72%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#8ec01f  rgb(142, 192, 31)  hsl(79, 72%, 44%)  Apple Green
#c0511f  rgb(192, 81, 31)  hsl(19, 72%, 44%)  Sinopia
#1fc051  rgb(31, 192, 81)  hsl(139, 72%, 44%)  Emerald