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#514B76

#514b76 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b76 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 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.36% cyan, 36.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black. Its hue angle is 248.37°, with 22.28% saturation and 37.84% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 8.3.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0809

Complementary

  1. #514b76
  2. #70764b

Split complementary

  1. #514b76
  2. #76664b
  3. #5a764b

Analogous

  1. #4b5a76
  2. #514b76
  3. #664b76

Triadic

  1. #514b76
  2. #76514b
  3. #4b7651

Tetradic

  1. #514b76
  2. #764b70
  3. #70764b
  4. #4b7651

Square

  1. #514b76
  2. #764b5a
  3. #70764b
  4. #4b7666

Monochromatic

  1. #111018
  2. #312d47
  3. #514b76
  4. #736ca2
  5. #a09bbf

Shades

#514b76 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b76
  2. #49446a
  3. #413c5e
  4. #393553
  5. #312d47
  6. #29263b
  7. #201e2f
  8. #181723
  9. #100f18
  10. #08080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b76 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b76
  2. #625d84
  3. #746f91
  4. #85819f
  5. #9793ad
  6. #a8a5bb
  7. #b9b7c8
  8. #cbc9d6
  9. #dcdbe4
  10. #eeedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b76 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b76
  2. #565077
  3. #5a5678
  4. #5f5b79
  5. #64607a
  6. #69667b
  7. #6d6b7c
  8. #72707d
  9. #77757e
  10. #7b7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514e62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f5178 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f4f75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48535b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #474f77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #474e75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c5067 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b76 {
  color: #514b76;
}
Background
.bg-514b76 {
  background-color: #514b76;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b76 {
  border: 2px solid #514b76;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b76;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 22% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b76 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b76, #664b76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b76 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 118 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.30 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.05 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.44 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.50 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.57 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.06 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.59 #aeb489 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b76  rgb(81, 75, 118)  hsl(248, 22%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#70764b  rgb(112, 118, 75)  hsl(68, 22%, 38%)  Dark Olive Green
#76514b  rgb(118, 81, 75)  hsl(8, 22%, 38%)  Liver
#4b7651  rgb(75, 118, 81)  hsl(128, 22%, 38%)  Fern Green