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#514B72

#514b72 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b72 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.95% cyan, 34.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 249.23°, with 20.63% saturation and 37.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 9.33.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.08

Complementary

  1. #514b72
  2. #6c724b

Split complementary

  1. #514b72
  2. #72654b
  3. #59724b

Analogous

  1. #4b5972
  2. #514b72
  3. #654b72

Triadic

  1. #514b72
  2. #72514b
  3. #4b7251

Tetradic

  1. #514b72
  2. #724b6c
  3. #6c724b
  4. #4b7251

Square

  1. #514b72
  2. #724b59
  3. #6c724b
  4. #4b7265

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0e16
  2. #302d44
  3. #514b72
  4. #736c9e
  5. #9f9abc

Shades

#514b72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b72
  2. #494467
  3. #413c5b
  4. #393550
  5. #312d44
  6. #292639
  7. #201e2e
  8. #181722
  9. #100f17
  10. #08080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b72
  2. #625d80
  3. #746f8e
  4. #85819c
  5. #9793aa
  6. #a8a5b9
  7. #b9b7c7
  8. #cbc9d5
  9. #dcdbe3
  10. #eeedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b72
  2. #565073
  3. #5a5675
  4. #5f5b76
  5. #646078
  6. #696679
  7. #6d6b7a
  8. #72707c
  9. #77757d
  10. #7b7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504e5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #415174 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #414f71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a5259 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #484e73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #484d71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d4f64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b72 {
  color: #514b72;
}
Background
.bg-514b72 {
  background-color: #514b72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b72 {
  border: 2px solid #514b72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 21% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b72, #654b72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 114 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.33 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.82 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.85 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.90 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 13.29 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 13.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 14.14 #aeb48d Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b72  rgb(81, 75, 114)  hsl(249, 21%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6c724b  rgb(108, 114, 75)  hsl(69, 21%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green
#72514b  rgb(114, 81, 75)  hsl(9, 21%, 37%)  Liver
#4b7251  rgb(75, 114, 81)  hsl(129, 21%, 37%)  Fern Green