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#514B5E

#514b5e ≈ Eggplant

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#514b5e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.83% cyan, 20.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black. Its hue angle is 258.95°, with 11.24% saturation and 33.14% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 10.36.

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Relative luminance0.0759

Complementary

  1. #514b5e
  2. #585e4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b5e
  2. #5e5b4b
  3. #4f5e4b

Analogous

  1. #4b4f5e
  2. #514b5e
  3. #5b4b5e

Triadic

  1. #514b5e
  2. #5e514b
  3. #4b5e51

Tetradic

  1. #514b5e
  2. #5e4b58
  3. #585e4b
  4. #4b5e51

Square

  1. #514b5e
  2. #5e4b4f
  3. #585e4b
  4. #4b5e5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a090b
  2. #2c2933
  3. #514b5e
  4. #766d89
  5. #9d96ac

Shades

#514b5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b5e
  2. #494455
  3. #413c4b
  4. #393542
  5. #312d38
  6. #29262f
  7. #201e26
  8. #18171c
  9. #100f13
  10. #080809
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b5e
  2. #625d6e
  3. #746f7e
  4. #85818e
  5. #97939e
  6. #a8a5af
  7. #b9b7bf
  8. #cbc9cf
  9. #dcdbdf
  10. #eeedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b5e
  2. #565061
  3. #5a5665
  4. #5f5b68
  5. #64606c
  6. #69666f
  7. #6d6b72
  8. #727076
  9. #777579
  10. #7b7b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4d55 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #474e5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #484e5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f4e51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b4d5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c4d5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #504d57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b5e {
  color: #514b5e;
}
Background
.bg-514b5e {
  background-color: #514b5e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b5e {
  border: 2px solid #514b5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 11% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b5e, #5b4b5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 94 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.36 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.16 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.32 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.22 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 13.62 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 13.70 #353839 Onyx ΔE 13.76 #aeb4a1 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Eggplant
#514b5e  rgb(81, 75, 94)  hsl(259, 11%, 33%)  Eggplant
#585e4b  rgb(88, 94, 75)  hsl(79, 11%, 33%)  Feldgrau
#5e514b  rgb(94, 81, 75)  hsl(19, 11%, 33%)  Umber
#4b5e51  rgb(75, 94, 81)  hsl(139, 11%, 33%)  Feldgrau