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#514B79

#514b79 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b79 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.06% cyan, 38.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 247.83°, with 23.47% saturation and 38.43% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.59.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0816

Complementary

  1. #514b79
  2. #73794b

Split complementary

  1. #514b79
  2. #79684b
  3. #5c794b

Analogous

  1. #4b5c79
  2. #514b79
  3. #684b79

Triadic

  1. #514b79
  2. #79514b
  3. #4b7951

Tetradic

  1. #514b79
  2. #794b73
  3. #73794b
  4. #4b7951

Square

  1. #514b79
  2. #794b5c
  3. #73794b
  4. #4b7968

Monochromatic

  1. #12101b
  2. #312e4a
  3. #514b79
  4. #746ca4
  5. #a19cc1

Shades

#514b79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b79
  2. #49446d
  3. #413c61
  4. #393555
  5. #312d49
  6. #29263d
  7. #201e30
  8. #181724
  9. #100f18
  10. #08080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b79
  2. #625d86
  3. #746f94
  4. #8581a1
  5. #9793af
  6. #a8a5bc
  7. #b9b7c9
  8. #cbc9d7
  9. #dcdbe4
  10. #eeedf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b79
  2. #56507a
  3. #5a567a
  4. #5f5b7b
  5. #64607c
  6. #69667d
  7. #6d6b7d
  8. #72707e
  9. #77757f
  10. #7b7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514e63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e527b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d5078 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47535c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #464f7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #464e78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b5069 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b79 {
  color: #514b79;
}
Background
.bg-514b79 {
  background-color: #514b79;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b79 {
  border: 2px solid #514b79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 23% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b79, #684b79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 121 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.59 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.50 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 11.95 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.02 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 12.29 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 13.58 #aeb486 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b79  rgb(81, 75, 121)  hsl(248, 23%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#73794b  rgb(115, 121, 75)  hsl(68, 23%, 38%)  Dark Olive Green
#79514b  rgb(121, 81, 75)  hsl(8, 23%, 38%)  Tuscan Red
#4b7951  rgb(75, 121, 81)  hsl(128, 23%, 38%)  Fern Green