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#514B73

#514b73 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b73 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 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.57% cyan, 34.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 249°, with 21.05% saturation and 37.25% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 9.06.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0802

Complementary

  1. #514b73
  2. #6d734b

Split complementary

  1. #514b73
  2. #73654b
  3. #59734b

Analogous

  1. #4b5973
  2. #514b73
  3. #654b73

Triadic

  1. #514b73
  2. #73514b
  3. #4b7351

Tetradic

  1. #514b73
  2. #734b6d
  3. #6d734b
  4. #4b7351

Square

  1. #514b73
  2. #734b59
  3. #6d734b
  4. #4b7365

Monochromatic

  1. #100f16
  2. #302d45
  3. #514b73
  4. #736c9f
  5. #9f9abd

Shades

#514b73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b73
  2. #494468
  3. #413c5c
  4. #393551
  5. #312d45
  6. #29263a
  7. #201e2e
  8. #181723
  9. #100f17
  10. #08080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b73
  2. #625d81
  3. #746f8f
  4. #85819d
  5. #9793ab
  6. #a8a5b9
  7. #b9b7c7
  8. #cbc9d5
  9. #dcdbe3
  10. #eeedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b73
  2. #565074
  3. #5a5676
  4. #5f5b77
  5. #646078
  6. #69667a
  7. #6d6b7b
  8. #72707c
  9. #77757d
  10. #7b7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #504e60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #405175 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #404f72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49525a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #474f74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #484e72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d4f65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b73 {
  color: #514b73;
}
Background
.bg-514b73 {
  background-color: #514b73;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b73 {
  border: 2px solid #514b73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 21% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b73, #654b73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 115 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.06 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.64 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.77 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.01 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 13.08 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 13.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.87 #aeb48c Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b73  rgb(81, 75, 115)  hsl(249, 21%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6d734b  rgb(109, 115, 75)  hsl(69, 21%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green
#73514b  rgb(115, 81, 75)  hsl(9, 21%, 37%)  Liver
#4b7351  rgb(75, 115, 81)  hsl(129, 21%, 37%)  Fern Green