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#512AED

#512aed ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#512aed is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 16.47% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.82% cyan, 82.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 84.42% saturation and 54.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.0952

Complementary

  1. #512aed
  2. #c6ed2a

Split complementary

  1. #512aed
  2. #edb32a
  3. #65ed2a

Analogous

  1. #2a65ed
  2. #512aed
  3. #b32aed

Triadic

  1. #512aed
  2. #ed512a
  3. #2aed51

Tetradic

  1. #512aed
  2. #ed2ac6
  3. #c6ed2a
  4. #2aed51

Square

  1. #512aed
  2. #ed2a65
  3. #c6ed2a
  4. #2aedb3

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0a74
  2. #3210bb
  3. #512aed
  4. #8b71f3
  5. #c4b7f9

Shades

#512aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #512aed
  2. #4926d5
  3. #4122be
  4. #391da6
  5. #31198e
  6. #291577
  7. #20115f
  8. #180d47
  9. #10082f
  10. #080418
  11. #000000

Tints

#512aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #512aed
  2. #623fef
  3. #7455f1
  4. #856af2
  5. #977ff4
  6. #a895f6
  7. #b9aaf8
  8. #cbbffa
  9. #dcd4fb
  10. #eeeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#512aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #512aed
  2. #5633e2
  3. #5a3bd7
  4. #5f44cc
  5. #644cc1
  6. #6955b7
  7. #6d5eac
  8. #7266a1
  9. #776f96
  10. #7b778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5549a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ef2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004fea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00698f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0a56bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-512aed {
  color: #512aed;
}
Background
.bg-512aed {
  background-color: #512aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-512aed {
  border: 2px solid #512aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #512aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 42 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-512aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #512aed, #b32aed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-512aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 42 237 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.01 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.58 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.28 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.14 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.71 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.99 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.02 #aed512 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#512aed  rgb(81, 42, 237)  hsl(252, 84%, 55%)  Han Purple
#c6ed2a  rgb(198, 237, 42)  hsl(72, 84%, 55%)  Electric Lime
#ed512a  rgb(237, 81, 42)  hsl(12, 84%, 55%)  Flame
#2aed51  rgb(42, 237, 81)  hsl(132, 84%, 55%)  Malachite