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#514B75

#514b75 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b75 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 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.77% cyan, 35.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 248.57°, with 21.87% saturation and 37.65% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 8.55.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0807

Complementary

  1. #514b75
  2. #6f754b

Split complementary

  1. #514b75
  2. #75664b
  3. #5a754b

Analogous

  1. #4b5a75
  2. #514b75
  3. #664b75

Triadic

  1. #514b75
  2. #75514b
  3. #4b7551

Tetradic

  1. #514b75
  2. #754b6f
  3. #6f754b
  4. #4b7551

Square

  1. #514b75
  2. #754b5a
  3. #6f754b
  4. #4b7566

Monochromatic

  1. #100f18
  2. #312d46
  3. #514b75
  4. #736ca1
  5. #a09abf

Shades

#514b75 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b75
  2. #494469
  3. #413c5e
  4. #393552
  5. #312d46
  6. #29263b
  7. #201e2f
  8. #181723
  9. #100f17
  10. #08080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b75 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b75
  2. #625d83
  3. #746f91
  4. #85819e
  5. #9793ac
  6. #a8a5ba
  7. #b9b7c8
  8. #cbc9d6
  9. #dcdbe3
  10. #eeedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b75 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b75
  2. #565076
  3. #5a5677
  4. #5f5b78
  5. #646079
  6. #69667b
  7. #6d6b7c
  8. #72707d
  9. #77757e
  10. #7b7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514e61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f5177 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f4f74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49525a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #474f76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #474e74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c5066 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b75 {
  color: #514b75;
}
Background
.bg-514b75 {
  background-color: #514b75;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b75 {
  border: 2px solid #514b75;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b75;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 22% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b75 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b75, #664b75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b75 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 117 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.55 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.24 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.55 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.69 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.33 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.40 #aeb48a Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b75  rgb(81, 75, 117)  hsl(249, 22%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6f754b  rgb(111, 117, 75)  hsl(69, 22%, 38%)  Dark Olive Green
#75514b  rgb(117, 81, 75)  hsl(9, 22%, 38%)  Liver
#4b7551  rgb(75, 117, 81)  hsl(129, 22%, 38%)  Fern Green