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#515CD4

#515cd4 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#515cd4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 36.08% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.79% cyan, 56.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 234.96°, with 60.37% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.1416

Complementary

  1. #515cd4
  2. #d4c951

Split complementary

  1. #515cd4
  2. #d48751
  3. #9ed451

Analogous

  1. #519ed4
  2. #515cd4
  3. #8751d4

Triadic

  1. #515cd4
  2. #d4515c
  3. #5cd451

Tetradic

  1. #515cd4
  2. #c951d4
  3. #d4c951
  4. #5cd451

Square

  1. #515cd4
  2. #d4519e
  3. #d4c951
  4. #51d487

Monochromatic

  1. #1c2370
  2. #2b36ae
  3. #515cd4
  4. #8e95e3
  5. #cccff2

Shades

#515cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #515cd4
  2. #4953bf
  3. #414aaa
  4. #394094
  5. #31377f
  6. #292e6a
  7. #202555
  8. #181c40
  9. #10122a
  10. #080915
  11. #000000

Tints

#515cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #515cd4
  2. #626cd8
  3. #747ddd
  4. #858de1
  5. #979de5
  6. #a8aeea
  7. #b9beee
  8. #cbcef2
  9. #dcdef6
  10. #eeeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#515cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #515cd4
  2. #5660cc
  3. #5a63c3
  4. #5f67bb
  5. #646ab2
  6. #696eaa
  7. #6d72a2
  8. #727599
  9. #777991
  10. #7b7c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #60649f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fd8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00798f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e68d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2261d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #266eaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-515cd4 {
  color: #515cd4;
}
Background
.bg-515cd4 {
  background-color: #515cd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-515cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #515cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #515cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 92 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 60% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-515cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #515cd4, #8751d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-515cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 92 212 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 4.50 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.47 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.28 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.65 #aea32b Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#515cd4  rgb(81, 92, 212)  hsl(235, 60%, 57%)  Slate Blue
#d4c951  rgb(212, 201, 81)  hsl(55, 60%, 57%)  Straw
#d4515c  rgb(212, 81, 92)  hsl(355, 60%, 57%)  Indian Red
#5cd451  rgb(92, 212, 81)  hsl(115, 60%, 57%)  Lime Green