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#520FCD

#520fcd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#520fcd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 5.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 92.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 261.16°, with 86.36% saturation and 43.14% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.0654

Complementary

  1. #520fcd
  2. #8acd0f

Split complementary

  1. #520fcd
  2. #cdb10f
  3. #2bcd0f

Analogous

  1. #0f2bcd
  2. #520fcd
  3. #b10fcd

Triadic

  1. #520fcd
  2. #cd520f
  3. #0fcd52

Tetradic

  1. #520fcd
  2. #cd0f8a
  3. #8acd0f
  4. #0fcd52

Square

  1. #520fcd
  2. #cd0f2b
  3. #8acd0f
  4. #0fcdb1

Monochromatic

  1. #19053e
  2. #350a86
  3. #520fcd
  4. #7938f0
  5. #a97ff6

Shades

#520fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #520fcd
  2. #4a0eb9
  3. #420ca4
  4. #390b90
  5. #31097b
  6. #290867
  7. #210652
  8. #19053e
  9. #100329
  10. #080215
  11. #000000

Tints

#520fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #520fcd
  2. #6327d2
  3. #753fd7
  4. #8657dc
  5. #976fe1
  6. #a987e6
  7. #ba9feb
  8. #cbb7f0
  9. #dccff5
  10. #eee7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#520fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #520fcd
  2. #571ac5
  3. #5b26be
  4. #6031b6
  5. #643cae
  6. #6948a7
  7. #6e539f
  8. #725e97
  9. #77698f
  10. #7b7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3242a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-520fcd {
  color: #520fcd;
}
Background
.bg-520fcd {
  background-color: #520fcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-520fcd {
  border: 2px solid #520fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #520fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 15 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-520fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #520fcd, #b10fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-520fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 15 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.45 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.53 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.83 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.89 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.51 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.02 #adf032 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#520fcd  rgb(82, 15, 205)  hsl(261, 86%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#8acd0f  rgb(138, 205, 15)  hsl(81, 86%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#cd520f  rgb(205, 82, 15)  hsl(21, 86%, 43%)  Burnt Orange
#0fcd52  rgb(15, 205, 82)  hsl(141, 86%, 43%)  Malachite