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#514B8A

#514b8a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.3% cyan, 45.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 245.71°, with 29.58% saturation and 41.76% 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 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.77.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0862

Complementary

  1. #514b8a
  2. #848a4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b8a
  2. #8a704b
  3. #648a4b

Analogous

  1. #4b648a
  2. #514b8a
  3. #704b8a

Triadic

  1. #514b8a
  2. #8a514b
  3. #4b8a51

Tetradic

  1. #514b8a
  2. #8a4b84
  3. #848a4b
  4. #4b8a51

Square

  1. #514b8a
  2. #8a4b64
  3. #848a4b
  4. #4b8a70

Monochromatic

  1. #171527
  2. #343058
  3. #514b8a
  4. #7670b1
  5. #a6a2cc

Shades

#514b8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b8a
  2. #49447c
  3. #413c6e
  4. #393561
  5. #312d53
  6. #292645
  7. #201e37
  8. #181729
  9. #100f1c
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b8a
  2. #625d96
  3. #746fa1
  4. #8581ad
  5. #9793b9
  6. #a8a5c5
  7. #b9b7d0
  8. #cbc9dc
  9. #dcdbe8
  10. #eeedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b8a
  2. #565089
  3. #5a5688
  4. #5f5b87
  5. #646086
  6. #696685
  7. #6d6b84
  8. #727083
  9. #777582
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.71:1 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 #34558c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #335189 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #415864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #41518b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #414f89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #485375 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b8a {
  color: #514b8a;
}
Background
.bg-514b8a {
  background-color: #514b8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b8a {
  border: 2px solid #514b8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 30% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b8a, #704b8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 138 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.44 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.28 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.76 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.76 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.01 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.22 #aeb475 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b8a  rgb(81, 75, 138)  hsl(246, 30%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#848a4b  rgb(132, 138, 75)  hsl(66, 30%, 42%)  Moss Green
#8a514b  rgb(138, 81, 75)  hsl(6, 30%, 42%)  Tuscan Red
#4b8a51  rgb(75, 138, 81)  hsl(126, 30%, 42%)  Sea Green