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#501EC8

#501ec8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#501ec8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 11.76% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 257.65°, with 73.91% saturation and 45.1% 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 8.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.068

Complementary

  1. #501ec8
  2. #96c81e

Split complementary

  1. #501ec8
  2. #c8a51e
  3. #41c81e

Analogous

  1. #1e41c8
  2. #501ec8
  3. #a51ec8

Triadic

  1. #501ec8
  2. #c8501e
  3. #1ec850

Tetradic

  1. #501ec8
  2. #c81e96
  3. #96c81e
  4. #1ec850

Square

  1. #501ec8
  2. #c81e41
  3. #96c81e
  4. #1ec8a5

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0a43
  2. #351485
  3. #501ec8
  4. #7a4ee4
  5. #ac91ee

Shades

#501ec8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #501ec8
  2. #481bb4
  3. #4018a0
  4. #38158c
  5. #301278
  6. #280f64
  7. #200c50
  8. #18093c
  9. #100628
  10. #080314
  11. #000000

Tints

#501ec8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #501ec8
  2. #6235ce
  3. #734bd3
  4. #8562d9
  5. #9678de
  6. #a88fe4
  7. #b9a5e9
  8. #cbbcef
  9. #dcd2f4
  10. #eee9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#501ec8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #501ec8
  2. #5528c1
  3. #5a32ba
  4. #5e3bb2
  5. #6345ab
  6. #684fa4
  7. #6d599d
  8. #726396
  9. #766c8e
  10. #7b7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3d8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ecc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30459e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-501ec8 {
  color: #501ec8;
}
Background
.bg-501ec8 {
  background-color: #501ec8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-501ec8 {
  border: 2px solid #501ec8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #501ec8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 30 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 74% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-501ec8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #501ec8, #a51ec8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-501ec8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 30 200 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.87 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.94 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.00 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.25 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.60 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.00 #afe137 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#501ec8  rgb(80, 30, 200)  hsl(258, 74%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#96c81e  rgb(150, 200, 30)  hsl(78, 74%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#c8501e  rgb(200, 80, 30)  hsl(18, 74%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1ec850  rgb(30, 200, 80)  hsl(138, 74%, 45%)  Lime Green