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#520EBD

#520ebd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#520ebd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.61% cyan, 92.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 263.31°, with 86.21% saturation and 39.8% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.41.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0578

Complementary

  1. #520ebd
  2. #79bd0e

Split complementary

  1. #520ebd
  2. #bda90e
  3. #22bd0e

Analogous

  1. #0e22bd
  2. #520ebd
  3. #a90ebd

Triadic

  1. #520ebd
  2. #bd520e
  3. #0ebd52

Tetradic

  1. #520ebd
  2. #bd0e79
  3. #79bd0e
  4. #0ebd52

Square

  1. #520ebd
  2. #bd0e22
  3. #79bd0e
  4. #0ebda9

Monochromatic

  1. #14032f
  2. #330976
  3. #520ebd
  4. #7628ef
  5. #a370f4

Shades

#520ebd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #520ebd
  2. #4a0daa
  3. #420b97
  4. #390a84
  5. #310871
  6. #29075f
  7. #21064c
  8. #190439
  9. #100326
  10. #080113
  11. #000000

Tints

#520ebd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #520ebd
  2. #6326c4
  3. #753eca
  4. #8656d1
  5. #976ed7
  6. #a987de
  7. #ba9fe5
  8. #cbb7eb
  9. #dccff2
  10. #eee7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#520ebd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #520ebd
  2. #5719b7
  3. #5b25b1
  4. #6030ab
  5. #643ca5
  6. #69479f
  7. #6e5298
  8. #725e92
  9. #77698c
  10. #7b7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #204c6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a3c95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-520ebd {
  color: #520ebd;
}
Background
.bg-520ebd {
  background-color: #520ebd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-520ebd {
  border: 2px solid #520ebd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #520ebd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 14 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 86% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-520ebd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #520ebd, #a90ebd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-520ebd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 14 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.41 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.25 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.57 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.63 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.94 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.49 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.69 #adf142 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#520ebd  rgb(82, 14, 189)  hsl(263, 86%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#79bd0e  rgb(121, 189, 14)  hsl(83, 86%, 40%)  Apple Green
#bd520e  rgb(189, 82, 14)  hsl(23, 86%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#0ebd52  rgb(14, 189, 82)  hsl(143, 86%, 40%)  Emerald