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#514B6F

#514b6f ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b6f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.03% cyan, 32.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 250°, with 19.35% saturation and 36.47% 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 8.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 10.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0793

Complementary

  1. #514b6f
  2. #696f4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b6f
  2. #6f634b
  3. #576f4b

Analogous

  1. #4b576f
  2. #514b6f
  3. #634b6f

Triadic

  1. #514b6f
  2. #6f514b
  3. #4b6f51

Tetradic

  1. #514b6f
  2. #6f4b69
  3. #696f4b
  4. #4b6f51

Square

  1. #514b6f
  2. #6f4b57
  3. #696f4b
  4. #4b6f63

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0d14
  2. #302c41
  3. #514b6f
  4. #736b9b
  5. #9e99ba

Shades

#514b6f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b6f
  2. #494464
  3. #413c59
  4. #39354e
  5. #312d43
  6. #292638
  7. #201e2c
  8. #181721
  9. #100f16
  10. #08080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b6f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b6f
  2. #625d7d
  3. #746f8c
  4. #85819a
  5. #9793a9
  6. #a8a5b7
  7. #b9b7c5
  8. #cbc9d4
  9. #dcdbe2
  10. #eeedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b6f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b6f
  2. #565071
  3. #5a5672
  4. #5f5b74
  5. #646076
  6. #696678
  7. #6d6b79
  8. #72707b
  9. #77757d
  10. #7b7b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504e5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #425070 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #424f6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b5158 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #484e70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #484d6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d4f62 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b6f {
  color: #514b6f;
}
Background
.bg-514b6f {
  background-color: #514b6f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b6f {
  border: 2px solid #514b6f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b6f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 19% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b6f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b6f, #634b6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b6f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 111 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.17 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.27 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 13.32 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.52 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.87 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 13.95 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 14.04 #aeb490 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b6f  rgb(81, 75, 111)  hsl(250, 19%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#696f4b  rgb(105, 111, 75)  hsl(70, 19%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green
#6f514b  rgb(111, 81, 75)  hsl(10, 19%, 36%)  Liver
#4b6f51  rgb(75, 111, 81)  hsl(130, 19%, 36%)  Hunter Green