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#511FBB

#511fbb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511fbb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 12.16% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.68% cyan, 83.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 259.23°, with 71.56% saturation and 42.75% 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 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.1.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0632

Complementary

  1. #511fbb
  2. #89bb1f

Split complementary

  1. #511fbb
  2. #bb9f1f
  3. #3bbb1f

Analogous

  1. #1f3bbb
  2. #511fbb
  3. #9f1fbb

Triadic

  1. #511fbb
  2. #bb511f
  3. #1fbb51

Tetradic

  1. #511fbb
  2. #bb1f89
  3. #89bb1f
  4. #1fbb51

Square

  1. #511fbb
  2. #bb1f3b
  3. #89bb1f
  4. #1fbb9f

Monochromatic

  1. #180938
  2. #351479
  3. #511fbb
  4. #7846e0
  5. #a888eb

Shades

#511fbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511fbb
  2. #491ca8
  3. #411996
  4. #391683
  5. #311370
  6. #29105e
  7. #200c4b
  8. #180938
  9. #100625
  10. #080313
  11. #000000

Tints

#511fbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511fbb
  2. #6235c2
  3. #744cc9
  4. #8562cf
  5. #9779d6
  6. #a88fdd
  7. #b9a5e4
  8. #cbbceb
  9. #dcd2f1
  10. #eee9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511fbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511fbb
  2. #5629b5
  3. #5a32af
  4. #5f3ca9
  5. #6446a3
  6. #69509e
  7. #6d5998
  8. #726392
  9. #776d8c
  10. #7b7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3b86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f5070 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #394194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511fbb {
  color: #511fbb;
}
Background
.bg-511fbb {
  background-color: #511fbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511fbb {
  border: 2px solid #511fbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511fbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 31 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511fbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511fbb, #9f1fbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511fbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 31 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.10 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.47 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.52 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.53 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.55 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.60 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.73 #aee044 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511fbb  rgb(81, 31, 187)  hsl(259, 72%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#89bb1f  rgb(137, 187, 31)  hsl(79, 72%, 43%)  Apple Green
#bb511f  rgb(187, 81, 31)  hsl(19, 72%, 43%)  Mahogany
#1fbb51  rgb(31, 187, 81)  hsl(139, 72%, 43%)  Emerald