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#512AAA

#512aaa ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#512aaa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.35% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 258.28°, with 60.38% 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 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0631

Complementary

  1. #512aaa
  2. #83aa2a

Split complementary

  1. #512aaa
  2. #aa912a
  3. #43aa2a

Analogous

  1. #2a43aa
  2. #512aaa
  3. #912aaa

Triadic

  1. #512aaa
  2. #aa512a
  3. #2aaa51

Tetradic

  1. #512aaa
  2. #aa2a83
  3. #83aa2a
  4. #2aaa51

Square

  1. #512aaa
  2. #aa2a43
  3. #83aa2a
  4. #2aaa91

Monochromatic

  1. #170c2f
  2. #341b6d
  3. #512aaa
  4. #764dd3
  5. #a58be2

Shades

#512aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #512aaa
  2. #492699
  3. #412288
  4. #391d77
  5. #311966
  6. #291555
  7. #201144
  8. #180d33
  9. #100822
  10. #080411
  11. #000000

Tints

#512aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #512aaa
  2. #623fb3
  3. #7455bb
  4. #856ac4
  5. #977fcc
  6. #a895d5
  7. #b9aadd
  8. #cbbfe6
  9. #dcd4ee
  10. #eeeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#512aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #512aaa
  2. #5633a6
  3. #5a3ba2
  4. #5f449d
  5. #644c99
  6. #695595
  7. #6d5e91
  8. #72668d
  9. #776f88
  10. #7b7784
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3d7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #304d68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #113fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #163ba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #404287 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-512aaa {
  color: #512aaa;
}
Background
.bg-512aaa {
  background-color: #512aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-512aaa {
  border: 2px solid #512aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #512aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 60% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-512aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #512aaa, #912aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-512aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.50 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.83 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.59 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.64 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.85 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.00 #aed555 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#512aaa  rgb(81, 42, 170)  hsl(258, 60%, 42%)  Rebecca Purple
#83aa2a  rgb(131, 170, 42)  hsl(78, 60%, 42%)  Apple Green
#aa512a  rgb(170, 81, 42)  hsl(18, 60%, 42%)  Sienna
#2aaa51  rgb(42, 170, 81)  hsl(138, 60%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green