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#514B7F

#514b7f ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b7f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.22% cyan, 40.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 246.92°, with 25.74% saturation and 39.61% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.34.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0831

Complementary

  1. #514b7f
  2. #797f4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b7f
  2. #7f6b4b
  3. #5f7f4b

Analogous

  1. #4b5f7f
  2. #514b7f
  3. #6b4b7f

Triadic

  1. #514b7f
  2. #7f514b
  3. #4b7f51

Tetradic

  1. #514b7f
  2. #7f4b79
  3. #797f4b
  4. #4b7f51

Square

  1. #514b7f
  2. #7f4b5f
  3. #797f4b
  4. #4b7f6b

Monochromatic

  1. #14121f
  2. #322f4f
  3. #514b7f
  4. #746da9
  5. #a29ec5

Shades

#514b7f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b7f
  2. #494472
  3. #413c66
  4. #393559
  5. #312d4c
  6. #292640
  7. #201e33
  8. #181726
  9. #100f19
  10. #08080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b7f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b7f
  2. #625d8c
  3. #746f99
  4. #8581a5
  5. #9793b2
  6. #a8a5bf
  7. #b9b7cc
  8. #cbc9d9
  9. #dcdbe5
  10. #eeedf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b7f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b7f
  2. #56507f
  3. #5a567f
  4. #5f5b7f
  5. #64607f
  6. #696680
  7. #6d6b80
  8. #727080
  9. #777580
  10. #7b7b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514f67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b5381 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a507e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #45555f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #455080 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #444e7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a516d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b7f {
  color: #514b7f;
}
Background
.bg-514b7f {
  background-color: #514b7f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b7f {
  border: 2px solid #514b7f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b7f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 26% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b7f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b7f, #6b4b7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b7f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 127 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.34 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.84 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 11.02 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 11.07 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.78 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.77 #aeb480 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b7f  rgb(81, 75, 127)  hsl(247, 26%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#797f4b  rgb(121, 127, 75)  hsl(67, 26%, 40%)  Moss Green
#7f514b  rgb(127, 81, 75)  hsl(7, 26%, 40%)  Tuscan Red
#4b7f51  rgb(75, 127, 81)  hsl(127, 26%, 40%)  Fern Green