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#520EBB

#520ebb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#520ebb is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 5.49% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.15% cyan, 92.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 263.58°, with 86.07% saturation and 39.41% 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 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.47.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.057

Complementary

  1. #520ebb
  2. #77bb0e

Split complementary

  1. #520ebb
  2. #bba80e
  3. #21bb0e

Analogous

  1. #0e21bb
  2. #520ebb
  3. #a80ebb

Triadic

  1. #520ebb
  2. #bb520e
  3. #0ebb52

Tetradic

  1. #520ebb
  2. #bb0e77
  3. #77bb0e
  4. #0ebb52

Square

  1. #520ebb
  2. #bb0e21
  3. #77bb0e
  4. #0ebba8

Monochromatic

  1. #14032d
  2. #330974
  3. #520ebb
  4. #7527ef
  5. #a36ef4

Shades

#520ebb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #520ebb
  2. #4a0da8
  3. #420b96
  4. #390a83
  5. #310870
  6. #29075e
  7. #21064b
  8. #190438
  9. #100325
  10. #080113
  11. #000000

Tints

#520ebb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #520ebb
  2. #6326c2
  3. #753ec9
  4. #8656cf
  5. #976ed6
  6. #a987dd
  7. #ba9fe4
  8. #cbb7eb
  9. #dccff1
  10. #eee7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#520ebb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #520ebb
  2. #5719b5
  3. #5b25af
  4. #6030a9
  5. #643ca3
  6. #69479e
  7. #6e5298
  8. #725e92
  9. #77698c
  10. #7b7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #234b6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b3b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-520ebb {
  color: #520ebb;
}
Background
.bg-520ebb {
  background-color: #520ebb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-520ebb {
  border: 2px solid #520ebb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #520ebb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 14 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-520ebb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #520ebb, #a80ebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-520ebb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 14 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.47 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.16 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.82 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.87 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.20 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.38 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.43 #adf144 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#520ebb  rgb(82, 14, 187)  hsl(264, 86%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#77bb0e  rgb(119, 187, 14)  hsl(84, 86%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bb520e  rgb(187, 82, 14)  hsl(24, 86%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#0ebb52  rgb(14, 187, 82)  hsl(144, 86%, 39%)  Emerald