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#515CAA

#515caa ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#515caa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 36.08% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.35% cyan, 45.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 232.58°, with 35.46% saturation and 49.22% 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 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 7.37.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1231

Complementary

  1. #515caa
  2. #aa9f51

Split complementary

  1. #515caa
  2. #aa7351
  3. #89aa51

Analogous

  1. #5189aa
  2. #515caa
  3. #7351aa

Triadic

  1. #515caa
  2. #aa515c
  3. #5caa51

Tetradic

  1. #515caa
  2. #9f51aa
  3. #aa9f51
  4. #5caa51

Square

  1. #515caa
  2. #aa5189
  3. #aa9f51
  4. #51aa73

Monochromatic

  1. #202442
  2. #384076
  3. #515caa
  4. #838bc4
  5. #b7bcdd

Shades

#515caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #515caa
  2. #495399
  3. #414a88
  4. #394077
  5. #313766
  6. #292e55
  7. #202544
  8. #181c33
  9. #101222
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#515caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #515caa
  2. #626cb3
  3. #747dbb
  4. #858dc4
  5. #979dcc
  6. #a8aed5
  7. #b9bedd
  8. #cbcee6
  9. #dcdeee
  10. #eeeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#515caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #515caa
  2. #5660a6
  3. #5a63a2
  4. #5f679d
  5. #646a99
  6. #696e95
  7. #6d7291
  8. #72758d
  9. #777988
  10. #7b7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c6085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a66ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #315fa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a6d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4462ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #405ea9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d6790 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-515caa {
  color: #515caa;
}
Background
.bg-515caa {
  background-color: #515caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-515caa {
  border: 2px solid #515caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #515caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 92 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 35% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-515caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #515caa, #7351aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-515caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 92 170 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.37 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.50 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.59 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.28 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.75 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.99 #aea355 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#515caa  rgb(81, 92, 170)  hsl(233, 35%, 49%)  Slate Blue
#aa9f51  rgb(170, 159, 81)  hsl(53, 35%, 49%)  Brass
#aa515c  rgb(170, 81, 92)  hsl(353, 35%, 49%)  Redwood
#5caa51  rgb(92, 170, 81)  hsl(113, 35%, 49%)  Mantis