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#561BB6

#561bb6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#561bb6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 10.59% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.75% cyan, 85.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 262.84°, with 74.16% saturation and 40.98% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0614

Complementary

  1. #561bb6
  2. #7bb61b

Split complementary

  1. #561bb6
  2. #b6a31b
  3. #2db61b

Analogous

  1. #1b2db6
  2. #561bb6
  3. #a31bb6

Triadic

  1. #561bb6
  2. #b6561b
  3. #1bb656

Tetradic

  1. #561bb6
  2. #b61b7b
  3. #7bb61b
  4. #1bb656

Square

  1. #561bb6
  2. #b61b2d
  3. #7bb61b
  4. #1bb6a3

Monochromatic

  1. #170731
  2. #371173
  3. #561bb6
  4. #7b3ce2
  5. #a87eec

Shades

#561bb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #561bb6
  2. #4d18a4
  3. #451692
  4. #3c137f
  5. #34106d
  6. #2b0e5b
  7. #220b49
  8. #1a0837
  9. #110524
  10. #090312
  11. #000000

Tints

#561bb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #561bb6
  2. #6732bd
  3. #7849c5
  4. #895fcc
  5. #9a76d3
  6. #ab8ddb
  7. #bba4e2
  8. #ccbbe9
  9. #ddd1f0
  10. #eee8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#561bb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #561bb6
  2. #5a25b1
  3. #5e2fab
  4. #6339a6
  5. #6743a0
  6. #6b4e9b
  7. #6f5896
  8. #736290
  9. #786c8b
  10. #7c7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d3982 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #324c6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #433e90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-561bb6 {
  color: #561bb6;
}
Background
.bg-561bb6 {
  background-color: #561bb6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-561bb6 {
  border: 2px solid #561bb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #561bb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 27 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 74% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-561bb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #561bb6, #a31bb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-561bb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 27 182 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.62 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.99 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.24 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.19 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.28 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.31 #a9e449 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#561bb6  rgb(86, 27, 182)  hsl(263, 74%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#7bb61b  rgb(123, 182, 27)  hsl(83, 74%, 41%)  Apple Green
#b6561b  rgb(182, 86, 27)  hsl(23, 74%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#1bb656  rgb(27, 182, 86)  hsl(143, 74%, 41%)  Medium Sea Green