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#514B89

#514b89 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b89 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.88% cyan, 45.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 245.81°, with 29.25% saturation and 41.57% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0859

Complementary

  1. #514b89
  2. #83894b

Split complementary

  1. #514b89
  2. #89704b
  3. #64894b

Analogous

  1. #4b6489
  2. #514b89
  3. #704b89

Triadic

  1. #514b89
  2. #89514b
  3. #4b8951

Tetradic

  1. #514b89
  2. #894b83
  3. #83894b
  4. #4b8951

Square

  1. #514b89
  2. #894b64
  3. #83894b
  4. #4b8970

Monochromatic

  1. #171526
  2. #343058
  3. #514b89
  4. #7670b1
  5. #a5a1cc

Shades

#514b89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b89
  2. #49447b
  3. #413c6e
  4. #393560
  5. #312d52
  6. #292645
  7. #201e37
  8. #181729
  9. #100f1b
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b89
  2. #625d95
  3. #746fa1
  4. #8581ac
  5. #9793b8
  6. #a8a5c4
  7. #b9b7d0
  8. #cbc9dc
  9. #dcdbe7
  10. #eeedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b89
  2. #565088
  3. #5a5687
  4. #5f5b86
  5. #646085
  6. #696685
  7. #6d6b84
  8. #727083
  9. #777582
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52506d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #35548b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #345188 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #415763 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #42518a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #414f88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #485374 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b89 {
  color: #514b89;
}
Background
.bg-514b89 {
  background-color: #514b89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b89 {
  border: 2px solid #514b89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 29% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b89, #704b89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 137 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.87 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.64 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.37 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.85 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.86 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.15 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.42 #aeb476 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b89  rgb(81, 75, 137)  hsl(246, 29%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#83894b  rgb(131, 137, 75)  hsl(66, 29%, 42%)  Moss Green
#89514b  rgb(137, 81, 75)  hsl(6, 29%, 42%)  Tuscan Red
#4b8951  rgb(75, 137, 81)  hsl(126, 29%, 42%)  Sea Green