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#512CD4

#512cd4 ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#512cd4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 17.25% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.79% cyan, 79.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 253.21°, with 66.14% saturation and 50.2% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.083

Complementary

  1. #512cd4
  2. #afd42c

Split complementary

  1. #512cd4
  2. #d4a52c
  3. #5bd42c

Analogous

  1. #2c5bd4
  2. #512cd4
  3. #a52cd4

Triadic

  1. #512cd4
  2. #d4512c
  3. #2cd451

Tetradic

  1. #512cd4
  2. #d42caf
  3. #afd42c
  4. #2cd451

Square

  1. #512cd4
  2. #d42c5b
  3. #afd42c
  4. #2cd4a5

Monochromatic

  1. #201156
  2. #391e95
  3. #512cd4
  4. #856ce1
  5. #baabee

Shades

#512cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #512cd4
  2. #4928bf
  3. #4123aa
  4. #391f94
  5. #311a7f
  6. #29166a
  7. #201255
  8. #180d40
  9. #10092a
  10. #080415
  11. #000000

Tints

#512cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #512cd4
  2. #6241d8
  3. #7456dd
  4. #856be1
  5. #9780e5
  6. #a896ea
  7. #b9abee
  8. #cbc0f2
  9. #dcd5f6
  10. #eeeafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#512cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #512cd4
  2. #5634cc
  3. #5a3dc3
  4. #5f45bb
  5. #644eb2
  6. #6956aa
  7. #6d5ea2
  8. #726799
  9. #776f91
  10. #7b7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514598 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a4fa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-512cd4 {
  color: #512cd4;
}
Background
.bg-512cd4 {
  background-color: #512cd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-512cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #512cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #512cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 44 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 66% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-512cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #512cd4, #a52cd4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-512cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 44 212 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.37 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.13 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.96 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.16 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.37 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.25 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.88 #aed32b Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#512cd4  rgb(81, 44, 212)  hsl(253, 66%, 50%)  Han Purple
#afd42c  rgb(175, 212, 44)  hsl(73, 66%, 50%)  June Bud
#d4512c  rgb(212, 81, 44)  hsl(13, 66%, 50%)  Flame
#2cd451  rgb(44, 212, 81)  hsl(133, 66%, 50%)  Malachite