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#514B6B

#514b6b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b6b is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.3% cyan, 29.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 251.25°, with 17.58% saturation and 35.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 11.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0784

Complementary

  1. #514b6b
  2. #656b4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b6b
  2. #6b614b
  3. #556b4b

Analogous

  1. #4b556b
  2. #514b6b
  3. #614b6b

Triadic

  1. #514b6b
  2. #6b514b
  3. #4b6b51

Tetradic

  1. #514b6b
  2. #6b4b65
  3. #656b4b
  4. #4b6b51

Square

  1. #514b6b
  2. #6b4b55
  3. #656b4b
  4. #4b6b61

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0c11
  2. #2f2b3e
  3. #514b6b
  4. #736b97
  5. #9e98b7

Shades

#514b6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b6b
  2. #494460
  3. #413c56
  4. #39354b
  5. #312d40
  6. #292636
  7. #201e2b
  8. #181720
  9. #100f15
  10. #08080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b6b
  2. #625d7a
  3. #746f89
  4. #858197
  5. #9793a6
  6. #a8a5b5
  7. #b9b7c4
  8. #cbc9d3
  9. #dcdbe1
  10. #eeedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b6b
  2. #56506d
  3. #5a566f
  4. #5f5b71
  5. #646073
  6. #696676
  7. #6d6b78
  8. #72707a
  9. #77757c
  10. #7b7b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504e5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #43506c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #444f6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c5056 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #494e6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #494d6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e4e5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b6b {
  color: #514b6b;
}
Background
.bg-514b6b {
  background-color: #514b6b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b6b {
  border: 2px solid #514b6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 18% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b6b, #614b6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 107 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.36 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.60 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.31 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 13.98 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 14.49 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 14.91 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 15.01 #aeb494 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b6b  rgb(81, 75, 107)  hsl(251, 18%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#656b4b  rgb(101, 107, 75)  hsl(71, 18%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green
#6b514b  rgb(107, 81, 75)  hsl(11, 18%, 36%)  Liver
#4b6b51  rgb(75, 107, 81)  hsl(131, 18%, 36%)  Hunter Green