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#514B7E

#514b7e ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b7e 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 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.71% cyan, 40.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 247.06°, with 25.37% saturation and 39.41% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.53.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0829

Complementary

  1. #514b7e
  2. #787e4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b7e
  2. #7e6a4b
  3. #5e7e4b

Analogous

  1. #4b5e7e
  2. #514b7e
  3. #6a4b7e

Triadic

  1. #514b7e
  2. #7e514b
  3. #4b7e51

Tetradic

  1. #514b7e
  2. #7e4b78
  3. #787e4b
  4. #4b7e51

Square

  1. #514b7e
  2. #7e4b5e
  3. #787e4b
  4. #4b7e6a

Monochromatic

  1. #13121e
  2. #322e4e
  3. #514b7e
  4. #746da8
  5. #a29dc5

Shades

#514b7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b7e
  2. #494471
  3. #413c65
  4. #393558
  5. #312d4c
  6. #29263f
  7. #201e32
  8. #181726
  9. #100f19
  10. #08080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b7e
  2. #625d8b
  3. #746f98
  4. #8581a5
  5. #9793b2
  6. #a8a5bf
  7. #b9b7cb
  8. #cbc9d8
  9. #dcdbe5
  10. #eeedf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b7e
  2. #56507e
  3. #5a567e
  4. #5f5b7f
  5. #64607f
  6. #69667f
  7. #6d6b7f
  8. #72707f
  9. #777580
  10. #7b7b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514f66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b5380 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b507d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #46555e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #45507f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #454e7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a516c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b7e {
  color: #514b7e;
}
Background
.bg-514b7e {
  background-color: #514b7e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b7e {
  border: 2px solid #514b7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 25% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b7e, #6a4b7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 126 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.53 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 11.07 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 11.16 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 11.21 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.83 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.90 #aeb481 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b7e  rgb(81, 75, 126)  hsl(247, 25%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#787e4b  rgb(120, 126, 75)  hsl(67, 25%, 39%)  Moss Green
#7e514b  rgb(126, 81, 75)  hsl(7, 25%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#4b7e51  rgb(75, 126, 81)  hsl(127, 25%, 39%)  Fern Green