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#514B6E

#514b6e ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b6e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.36% cyan, 31.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 250.29°, with 18.92% saturation and 36.27% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 10.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0791

Complementary

  1. #514b6e
  2. #686e4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b6e
  2. #6e624b
  3. #566e4b

Analogous

  1. #4b566e
  2. #514b6e
  3. #624b6e

Triadic

  1. #514b6e
  2. #6e514b
  3. #4b6e51

Tetradic

  1. #514b6e
  2. #6e4b68
  3. #686e4b
  4. #4b6e51

Square

  1. #514b6e
  2. #6e4b56
  3. #686e4b
  4. #4b6e62

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0d13
  2. #2f2c41
  3. #514b6e
  4. #736b9a
  5. #9e99b9

Shades

#514b6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b6e
  2. #494463
  3. #413c58
  4. #39354d
  5. #312d42
  6. #292637
  7. #201e2c
  8. #181721
  9. #100f16
  10. #08080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b6e
  2. #625d7d
  3. #746f8b
  4. #85819a
  5. #9793a8
  6. #a8a5b7
  7. #b9b7c5
  8. #cbc9d4
  9. #dcdbe2
  10. #eeedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b6e
  2. #565070
  3. #5a5672
  4. #5f5b73
  5. #646075
  6. #696677
  7. #6d6b79
  8. #72707b
  9. #77757c
  10. #7b7b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504e5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #42506f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #424f6d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b5157 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #484e6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #494d6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d4f61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b6e {
  color: #514b6e;
}
Background
.bg-514b6e {
  background-color: #514b6e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b6e {
  border: 2px solid #514b6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 19% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b6e, #624b6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 110 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.46 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.10 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 13.47 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.72 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.75 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 14.18 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 14.27 #aeb491 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b6e  rgb(81, 75, 110)  hsl(250, 19%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#686e4b  rgb(104, 110, 75)  hsl(70, 19%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green
#6e514b  rgb(110, 81, 75)  hsl(10, 19%, 36%)  Liver
#4b6e51  rgb(75, 110, 81)  hsl(130, 19%, 36%)  Hunter Green