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#514BAB

#514bab ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514bab is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.63% cyan, 56.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 243.75°, with 39.02% saturation and 48.24% 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.0972

Complementary

  1. #514bab
  2. #a5ab4b

Split complementary

  1. #514bab
  2. #ab814b
  3. #75ab4b

Analogous

  1. #4b75ab
  2. #514bab
  3. #814bab

Triadic

  1. #514bab
  2. #ab514b
  3. #4bab51

Tetradic

  1. #514bab
  2. #ab4ba5
  3. #a5ab4b
  4. #4bab51

Square

  1. #514bab
  2. #ab4b75
  3. #a5ab4b
  4. #4bab81

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1c41
  2. #383476
  3. #514bab
  4. #817dc6
  5. #b5b2dd

Shades

#514bab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514bab
  2. #49449a
  3. #413c89
  4. #393578
  5. #312d67
  6. #292656
  7. #201e44
  8. #181733
  9. #100f22
  10. #080811
  11. #000000

Tints

#514bab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514bab
  2. #625db3
  3. #746fbc
  4. #8581c4
  5. #9793cd
  6. #a8a5d5
  7. #b9b7dd
  8. #cbc9e6
  9. #dcdbee
  10. #eeedf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514bab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514bab
  2. #5650a7
  3. #5a56a2
  4. #5f5b9e
  5. #64609a
  6. #696696
  7. #6d6b91
  8. #72708d
  9. #777589
  10. #7b7b84
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0a5bae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0054a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2c6173 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3455ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3251aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e598d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514bab {
  color: #514bab;
}
Background
.bg-514bab {
  background-color: #514bab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514bab {
  border: 2px solid #514bab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514bab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 39% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514bab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514bab, #814bab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514bab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 171 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.20 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.54 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.25 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.48 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.55 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.55 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.35 #aeb454 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#514bab  rgb(81, 75, 171)  hsl(244, 39%, 48%)  Ocean Blue
#a5ab4b  rgb(165, 171, 75)  hsl(64, 39%, 48%)  Brass
#ab514b  rgb(171, 81, 75)  hsl(4, 39%, 48%)  Redwood
#4bab51  rgb(75, 171, 81)  hsl(124, 39%, 48%)  Medium Sea Green