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#514B5F

#514b5f ≈ Eggplant

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#514b5f 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 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.74% cyan, 21.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.75% black. Its hue angle is 258°, with 11.76% saturation and 33.33% 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 10.39.

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Relative luminance0.0761

Complementary

  1. #514b5f
  2. #595f4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b5f
  2. #5f5b4b
  3. #4f5f4b

Analogous

  1. #4b4f5f
  2. #514b5f
  3. #5b4b5f

Triadic

  1. #514b5f
  2. #5f514b
  3. #4b5f51

Tetradic

  1. #514b5f
  2. #5f4b59
  3. #595f4b
  4. #4b5f51

Square

  1. #514b5f
  2. #5f4b4f
  3. #595f4b
  4. #4b5f5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0a090b
  2. #2d2934
  3. #514b5f
  4. #756d8a
  5. #9d96ac

Shades

#514b5f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b5f
  2. #494456
  3. #413c4c
  4. #393543
  5. #312d39
  6. #292630
  7. #201e26
  8. #18171d
  9. #100f13
  10. #08080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b5f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b5f
  2. #625d6f
  3. #746f7f
  4. #85818f
  5. #97939f
  6. #a8a5af
  7. #b9b7bf
  8. #cbc9cf
  9. #dcdbdf
  10. #eeedef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b5f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b5f
  2. #565062
  3. #5a5666
  4. #5f5b69
  5. #64606c
  6. #696670
  7. #6d6b73
  8. #727076
  9. #777579
  10. #7b7b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.33:1 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 #474e60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #484e5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f4e52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b4d60 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c4d5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #504d57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b5f {
  color: #514b5f;
}
Background
.bg-514b5f {
  background-color: #514b5f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b5f {
  border: 2px solid #514b5f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b5f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 12% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b5f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b5f, #5b4b5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b5f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 95 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.39 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.52 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.65 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 12.25 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 13.82 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 14.00 #353839 Onyx ΔE 14.07 #aeb4a0 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Eggplant
#514b5f  rgb(81, 75, 95)  hsl(258, 12%, 33%)  Eggplant
#595f4b  rgb(89, 95, 75)  hsl(78, 12%, 33%)  Feldgrau
#5f514b  rgb(95, 81, 75)  hsl(18, 12%, 33%)  Umber
#4b5f51  rgb(75, 95, 81)  hsl(138, 12%, 33%)  Feldgrau