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#512ECB

#512ecb ≈ Ocean Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#512ecb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 18.04% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.1% cyan, 77.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 253.38°, with 63.05% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 5.4.

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Relative luminance0.0802

Complementary

  1. #512ecb
  2. #a8cb2e

Split complementary

  1. #512ecb
  2. #cb9f2e
  3. #59cb2e

Analogous

  1. #2e59cb
  2. #512ecb
  3. #9f2ecb

Triadic

  1. #512ecb
  2. #cb512e
  3. #2ecb51

Tetradic

  1. #512ecb
  2. #cb2ea8
  3. #a8cb2e
  4. #2ecb51

Square

  1. #512ecb
  2. #cb2e59
  3. #a8cb2e
  4. #2ecb9f

Monochromatic

  1. #1f124e
  2. #38208d
  3. #512ecb
  4. #8369dd
  5. #b6a7eb

Shades

#512ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #512ecb
  2. #4929b7
  3. #4125a2
  4. #39208e
  5. #311c7a
  6. #291766
  7. #201251
  8. #180e3d
  9. #100929
  10. #080514
  11. #000000

Tints

#512ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #512ecb
  2. #6243d0
  3. #7458d5
  4. #856ddb
  5. #9782e0
  6. #a897e5
  7. #b9abea
  8. #cbc0ef
  9. #dcd5f5
  10. #eeeafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#512ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #512ecb
  2. #5636c4
  3. #5a3ebc
  4. #5f47b5
  5. #644fad
  6. #6957a6
  7. #6d5f9e
  8. #726797
  9. #77708f
  10. #7b7888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504592 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #304ea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-512ecb {
  color: #512ecb;
}
Background
.bg-512ecb {
  background-color: #512ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-512ecb {
  border: 2px solid #512ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #512ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 46 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-512ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #512ecb, #9f2ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-512ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 46 203 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.40 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.47 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.73 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.78 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.33 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.82 #aed134 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#512ecb  rgb(81, 46, 203)  hsl(253, 63%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#a8cb2e  rgb(168, 203, 46)  hsl(73, 63%, 49%)  Yellow Green
#cb512e  rgb(203, 81, 46)  hsl(13, 63%, 49%)  Sinopia
#2ecb51  rgb(46, 203, 81)  hsl(133, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green