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#514B6C

#514b6c ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b6c 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 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 30.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 250.91°, with 18.03% saturation and 35.88% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 11.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0786

Complementary

  1. #514b6c
  2. #666c4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b6c
  2. #6c614b
  3. #556c4b

Analogous

  1. #4b556c
  2. #514b6c
  3. #614b6c

Triadic

  1. #514b6c
  2. #6c514b
  3. #4b6c51

Tetradic

  1. #514b6c
  2. #6c4b66
  3. #666c4b
  4. #4b6c51

Square

  1. #514b6c
  2. #6c4b55
  3. #666c4b
  4. #4b6c61

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0c12
  2. #2f2c3f
  3. #514b6c
  4. #736b98
  5. #9e98b8

Shades

#514b6c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b6c
  2. #494461
  3. #413c56
  4. #39354c
  5. #312d41
  6. #292636
  7. #201e2b
  8. #181720
  9. #100f16
  10. #08080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b6c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b6c
  2. #625d7b
  3. #746f89
  4. #858198
  5. #9793a7
  6. #a8a5b6
  7. #b9b7c4
  8. #cbc9d3
  9. #dcdbe2
  10. #eeedf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b6c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b6c
  2. #56506e
  3. #5a5670
  4. #5f5b72
  5. #646074
  6. #696676
  7. #6d6b78
  8. #72707a
  9. #77757c
  10. #7b7b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.16:1 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 #43506d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #434f6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b5057 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #494e6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #494d6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e4e60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b6c {
  color: #514b6c;
}
Background
.bg-514b6c {
  background-color: #514b6c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b6c {
  border: 2px solid #514b6c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b6c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 18% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b6c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b6c, #614b6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b6c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 108 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.06 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.76 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.44 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 13.81 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 14.24 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 14.66 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 14.76 #aeb493 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b6c  rgb(81, 75, 108)  hsl(251, 18%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#666c4b  rgb(102, 108, 75)  hsl(71, 18%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green
#6c514b  rgb(108, 81, 75)  hsl(11, 18%, 36%)  Liver
#4b6c51  rgb(75, 108, 81)  hsl(131, 18%, 36%)  Hunter Green