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#514B77

#514b77 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b77 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 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.93% cyan, 36.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 248.18°, with 22.68% saturation and 38.04% 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 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 8.06.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0811

Complementary

  1. #514b77
  2. #71774b

Split complementary

  1. #514b77
  2. #77674b
  3. #5b774b

Analogous

  1. #4b5b77
  2. #514b77
  3. #674b77

Triadic

  1. #514b77
  2. #77514b
  3. #4b7751

Tetradic

  1. #514b77
  2. #774b71
  3. #71774b
  4. #4b7751

Square

  1. #514b77
  2. #774b5b
  3. #71774b
  4. #4b7767

Monochromatic

  1. #111019
  2. #312d48
  3. #514b77
  4. #736ca2
  5. #a09bc0

Shades

#514b77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b77
  2. #49446b
  3. #413c5f
  4. #393553
  5. #312d47
  6. #29263c
  7. #201e30
  8. #181724
  9. #100f18
  10. #08080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b77
  2. #625d85
  3. #746f92
  4. #8581a0
  5. #9793ad
  6. #a8a5bb
  7. #b9b7c9
  8. #cbc9d6
  9. #dcdbe4
  10. #eeedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b77
  2. #565078
  3. #5a5679
  4. #5f5b7a
  5. #64607b
  6. #69667c
  7. #6d6b7c
  8. #72707d
  9. #77757e
  10. #7b7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.01:1 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 #3e5179 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e4f76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48535b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #474f78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #474e76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c5067 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b77 {
  color: #514b77;
}
Background
.bg-514b77 {
  background-color: #514b77;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b77 {
  border: 2px solid #514b77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 23% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b77, #674b77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 119 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.06 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.86 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.31 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.34 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 12.80 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.79 #aeb488 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b77  rgb(81, 75, 119)  hsl(248, 23%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#71774b  rgb(113, 119, 75)  hsl(68, 23%, 38%)  Dark Olive Green
#77514b  rgb(119, 81, 75)  hsl(8, 23%, 38%)  Liver
#4b7751  rgb(75, 119, 81)  hsl(128, 23%, 38%)  Fern Green