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#514B7A

#514b7a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b7a 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 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.61% cyan, 38.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 247.66°, with 23.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.37.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0819

Complementary

  1. #514b7a
  2. #747a4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b7a
  2. #7a694b
  3. #5d7a4b

Analogous

  1. #4b5d7a
  2. #514b7a
  3. #694b7a

Triadic

  1. #514b7a
  2. #7a514b
  3. #4b7a51

Tetradic

  1. #514b7a
  2. #7a4b74
  3. #747a4b
  4. #4b7a51

Square

  1. #514b7a
  2. #7a4b5d
  3. #747a4b
  4. #4b7a69

Monochromatic

  1. #12111b
  2. #322e4b
  3. #514b7a
  4. #746da5
  5. #a19cc2

Shades

#514b7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b7a
  2. #49446e
  3. #413c62
  4. #393555
  5. #312d49
  6. #29263d
  7. #201e31
  8. #181725
  9. #100f18
  10. #08080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b7a
  2. #625d87
  3. #746f95
  4. #8581a2
  5. #9793af
  6. #a8a5bd
  7. #b9b7ca
  8. #cbc9d7
  9. #dcdbe4
  10. #eeedf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b7a
  2. #56507b
  3. #5a567b
  4. #5f5b7c
  5. #64607c
  6. #69667d
  7. #6d6b7e
  8. #72707e
  9. #77757f
  10. #7b7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514f64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3d527c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d5079 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47545c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #464f7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #464e79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b506a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b7a {
  color: #514b7a;
}
Background
.bg-514b7a {
  background-color: #514b7a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b7a {
  border: 2px solid #514b7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 24% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b7a, #694b7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 122 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.37 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.33 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 11.79 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 11.85 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 12.04 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.09 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 13.43 #aeb485 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b7a  rgb(81, 75, 122)  hsl(248, 24%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#747a4b  rgb(116, 122, 75)  hsl(68, 24%, 39%)  Dark Olive Green
#7a514b  rgb(122, 81, 75)  hsl(8, 24%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#4b7a51  rgb(75, 122, 81)  hsl(128, 24%, 39%)  Fern Green