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#514B6A

#514b6a ≈ Eggplant

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b6a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.58% cyan, 29.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 251.61°, with 17.13% saturation and 35.49% 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 8.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 11.45.

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Relative luminance0.0782

Complementary

  1. #514b6a
  2. #646a4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b6a
  2. #6a604b
  3. #556a4b

Analogous

  1. #4b556a
  2. #514b6a
  3. #604b6a

Triadic

  1. #514b6a
  2. #6a514b
  3. #4b6a51

Tetradic

  1. #514b6a
  2. #6a4b64
  3. #646a4b
  4. #4b6a51

Square

  1. #514b6a
  2. #6a4b55
  3. #646a4b
  4. #4b6a60

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0c10
  2. #2f2b3d
  3. #514b6a
  4. #736b96
  5. #9e98b6

Shades

#514b6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b6a
  2. #49445f
  3. #413c55
  4. #39354a
  5. #312d40
  6. #292635
  7. #201e2a
  8. #181720
  9. #100f15
  10. #08080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b6a
  2. #625d79
  3. #746f88
  4. #858197
  5. #9793a6
  6. #a8a5b5
  7. #b9b7c3
  8. #cbc9d2
  9. #dcdbe1
  10. #eeedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b6a
  2. #56506c
  3. #5a566e
  4. #5f5b71
  5. #646073
  6. #696675
  7. #6d6b77
  8. #727079
  9. #77757c
  10. #7b7b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504d5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #444f6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #444f69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c5056 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #494e6b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a4d69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e4e5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b6a {
  color: #514b6a;
}
Background
.bg-514b6a {
  background-color: #514b6a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b6a {
  border: 2px solid #514b6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 17% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b6a, #604b6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 106 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.45 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.68 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.18 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 14.17 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 14.75 #645452 Wenge ΔE 15.06 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 15.06 #aeb495 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Eggplant
#514b6a  rgb(81, 75, 106)  hsl(252, 17%, 35%)  Eggplant
#646a4b  rgb(100, 106, 75)  hsl(72, 17%, 35%)  Dark Olive Green
#6a514b  rgb(106, 81, 75)  hsl(12, 17%, 35%)  Liver
#4b6a51  rgb(75, 106, 81)  hsl(132, 17%, 35%)  Hunter Green