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#531EC4

#531ec4 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#531ec4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.55% red, 11.76% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.65% cyan, 84.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 259.16°, with 73.45% saturation and 44.31% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0675

Complementary

  1. #531ec4
  2. #8fc41e

Split complementary

  1. #531ec4
  2. #c4a61e
  3. #3cc41e

Analogous

  1. #1e3cc4
  2. #531ec4
  3. #a61ec4

Triadic

  1. #531ec4
  2. #c4531e
  3. #1ec453

Tetradic

  1. #531ec4
  2. #c41e8f
  3. #8fc41e
  4. #1ec453

Square

  1. #531ec4
  2. #c41e3c
  3. #8fc41e
  4. #1ec4a6

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0a3f
  2. #371482
  3. #531ec4
  4. #7c4be3
  5. #ac8dee

Shades

#531ec4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #531ec4
  2. #4b1bb0
  3. #42189d
  4. #3a1589
  5. #321276
  6. #2a0f62
  7. #210c4e
  8. #19093b
  9. #110627
  10. #080314
  11. #000000

Tints

#531ec4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #531ec4
  2. #6435ca
  3. #754bd0
  4. #8762d6
  5. #9878dc
  6. #a98fe2
  7. #baa5e7
  8. #cbbced
  9. #ddd2f3
  10. #eee9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#531ec4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #531ec4
  2. #5828bd
  3. #5c32b6
  4. #613bb0
  5. #6545a9
  6. #6a4fa2
  7. #6e599b
  8. #736394
  9. #776c8e
  10. #7c7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d3c8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dc8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #185375 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #38449b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-531ec4 {
  color: #531ec4;
}
Background
.bg-531ec4 {
  background-color: #531ec4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-531ec4 {
  border: 2px solid #531ec4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #531ec4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 83 30 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 73% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-531ec4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #531ec4, #a61ec4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-531ec4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(83 30 196 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.16 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.43 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.44 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.81 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.58 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.03 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.13 #ace13b Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#531ec4  rgb(83, 30, 196)  hsl(259, 73%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#8fc41e  rgb(143, 196, 30)  hsl(79, 73%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#c4531e  rgb(196, 83, 30)  hsl(19, 73%, 44%)  Sinopia
#1ec453  rgb(30, 196, 83)  hsl(139, 73%, 44%)  Lime Green