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#520ECA

#520eca ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#520eca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 5.49% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.41% cyan, 93.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 261.7°, with 87.04% saturation and 42.35% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.35.

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Relative luminance0.0637

Complementary

  1. #520eca
  2. #86ca0e

Split complementary

  1. #520eca
  2. #cab00e
  3. #28ca0e

Analogous

  1. #0e28ca
  2. #520eca
  3. #b00eca

Triadic

  1. #520eca
  2. #ca520e
  3. #0eca52

Tetradic

  1. #520eca
  2. #ca0e86
  3. #86ca0e
  4. #0eca52

Square

  1. #520eca
  2. #ca0e28
  3. #86ca0e
  4. #0ecab0

Monochromatic

  1. #18043b
  2. #350982
  3. #520eca
  4. #7834f1
  5. #a87bf6

Shades

#520eca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #520eca
  2. #4a0db6
  3. #420ba2
  4. #390a8d
  5. #310879
  6. #290765
  7. #210651
  8. #19043d
  9. #100328
  10. #080114
  11. #000000

Tints

#520eca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #520eca
  2. #6326cf
  3. #753ed5
  4. #8656da
  5. #976edf
  6. #a987e5
  7. #ba9fea
  8. #cbb7ef
  9. #dccff4
  10. #eee7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#520eca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #520eca
  2. #5719c3
  3. #5b25bb
  4. #6030b4
  5. #643cac
  6. #6947a5
  7. #6e529e
  8. #725e96
  9. #77698f
  10. #7b7587
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.23:1 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 #005277 ≈ 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-520eca {
  color: #520eca;
}
Background
.bg-520eca {
  background-color: #520eca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-520eca {
  border: 2px solid #520eca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #520eca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 14 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-520eca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #520eca, #b00eca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-520eca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 14 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.35 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.92 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.15 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.30 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.88 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.07 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.10 #adf135 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#520eca  rgb(82, 14, 202)  hsl(262, 87%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#86ca0e  rgb(134, 202, 14)  hsl(82, 87%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#ca520e  rgb(202, 82, 14)  hsl(22, 87%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#0eca52  rgb(14, 202, 82)  hsl(142, 87%, 42%)  Malachite