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#514EBA

#514eba ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514eba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 30.59% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.45% cyan, 58.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 241.67°, with 43.9% saturation and 51.76% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 3.37.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1074

Complementary

  1. #514eba
  2. #b7ba4e

Split complementary

  1. #514eba
  2. #ba874e
  3. #81ba4e

Analogous

  1. #4e81ba
  2. #514eba
  3. #874eba

Triadic

  1. #514eba
  2. #ba514e
  3. #4eba51

Tetradic

  1. #514eba
  2. #ba4eb7
  3. #b7ba4e
  4. #4eba51

Square

  1. #514eba
  2. #ba4e81
  3. #b7ba4e
  4. #4eba87

Monochromatic

  1. #201f50
  2. #373587
  3. #514eba
  4. #8785cf
  5. #bdbce5

Shades

#514eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514eba
  2. #4946a7
  3. #413e95
  4. #393782
  5. #312f70
  6. #29275d
  7. #201f4a
  8. #181738
  9. #101025
  10. #080813
  11. #000000

Tints

#514eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514eba
  2. #6260c1
  3. #7471c8
  4. #8583cf
  5. #9795d6
  6. #a8a7dd
  7. #b9b8e3
  8. #cbcaea
  9. #dcdcf1
  10. #eeedf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514eba
  2. #5653b4
  3. #5a58ae
  4. #5f5da9
  5. #6462a3
  6. #69679d
  7. #6d6c97
  8. #727191
  9. #77768c
  10. #7b7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #58578c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0058b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #19677c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f5abc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a54b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #375e99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514eba {
  color: #514eba;
}
Background
.bg-514eba {
  background-color: #514eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514eba {
  border: 2px solid #514eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 78 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514eba, #874eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 78 186 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.57 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.42 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.51 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.96 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.49 #aeb145 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Iris
#514eba  rgb(81, 78, 186)  hsl(242, 44%, 52%)  Iris
#b7ba4e  rgb(183, 186, 78)  hsl(62, 44%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#ba514e  rgb(186, 81, 78)  hsl(2, 44%, 52%)  Redwood
#4eba51  rgb(78, 186, 81)  hsl(122, 44%, 52%)  Mantis