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#520DCA

#520dca ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#520dca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 5.1% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.41% cyan, 93.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 261.9°, with 87.91% saturation and 42.16% 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 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.32.

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Relative luminance0.0635

Complementary

  1. #520dca
  2. #85ca0d

Split complementary

  1. #520dca
  2. #cab10d
  3. #27ca0d

Analogous

  1. #0d27ca
  2. #520dca
  3. #b10dca

Triadic

  1. #520dca
  2. #ca520d
  3. #0dca52

Tetradic

  1. #520dca
  2. #ca0d85
  3. #85ca0d
  4. #0dca52

Square

  1. #520dca
  2. #ca0d27
  3. #85ca0d
  4. #0dcab1

Monochromatic

  1. #18043a
  2. #350882
  3. #520dca
  4. #7832f2
  5. #a77af6

Shades

#520dca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #520dca
  2. #4a0cb6
  3. #420aa2
  4. #39098d
  5. #310879
  6. #290765
  7. #210551
  8. #19043d
  9. #100328
  10. #080114
  11. #000000

Tints

#520dca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #520dca
  2. #6325cf
  3. #753dd5
  4. #8656da
  5. #976edf
  6. #a986e5
  7. #ba9eea
  8. #cbb6ef
  9. #dccff4
  10. #eee7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#520dca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #520dca
  2. #5719c3
  3. #5b24bb
  4. #6030b4
  5. #643bac
  6. #6947a5
  7. #6e529e
  8. #725e96
  9. #77698f
  10. #7b7587
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c388f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005276 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #34419f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-520dca {
  color: #520dca;
}
Background
.bg-520dca {
  background-color: #520dca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-520dca {
  border: 2px solid #520dca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #520dca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 13 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 88% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-520dca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #520dca, #b10dca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-520dca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 13 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.32 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.93 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.16 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.34 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.90 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.05 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.17 #adf235 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#520dca  rgb(82, 13, 202)  hsl(262, 88%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#85ca0d  rgb(133, 202, 13)  hsl(82, 88%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#ca520d  rgb(202, 82, 13)  hsl(22, 88%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#0dca52  rgb(13, 202, 82)  hsl(142, 88%, 42%)  Malachite