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#514B80

#514b80 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b80 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 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.72% cyan, 41.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 246.79°, with 26.11% saturation and 39.8% 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 7.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.16.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0834

Complementary

  1. #514b80
  2. #7a804b

Split complementary

  1. #514b80
  2. #806b4b
  3. #5f804b

Analogous

  1. #4b5f80
  2. #514b80
  3. #6b4b80

Triadic

  1. #514b80
  2. #80514b
  3. #4b8051

Tetradic

  1. #514b80
  2. #804b7a
  3. #7a804b
  4. #4b8051

Square

  1. #514b80
  2. #804b5f
  3. #7a804b
  4. #4b806b

Monochromatic

  1. #141220
  2. #322f50
  3. #514b80
  4. #746eaa
  5. #a29ec6

Shades

#514b80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b80
  2. #494473
  3. #413c66
  4. #39355a
  5. #312d4d
  6. #292640
  7. #201e33
  8. #181726
  9. #100f1a
  10. #08080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b80
  2. #625d8d
  3. #746f99
  4. #8581a6
  5. #9793b3
  6. #a8a5c0
  7. #b9b7cc
  8. #cbc9d9
  9. #dcdbe6
  10. #eeedf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b80
  2. #565080
  3. #5a5680
  4. #5f5b80
  5. #646080
  6. #696680
  7. #6d6b80
  8. #727080
  9. #777580
  10. #7b7b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514f67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a5382 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #39507f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #45555f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #445081 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #444e7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a516e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b80 {
  color: #514b80;
}
Background
.bg-514b80 {
  background-color: #514b80;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b80 {
  border: 2px solid #514b80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 26% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b80, #6b4b80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 128 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.16 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.61 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.88 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.92 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 12.65 #aeb47f Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b80  rgb(81, 75, 128)  hsl(247, 26%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7a804b  rgb(122, 128, 75)  hsl(67, 26%, 40%)  Moss Green
#80514b  rgb(128, 81, 75)  hsl(7, 26%, 40%)  Tuscan Red
#4b8051  rgb(75, 128, 81)  hsl(127, 26%, 40%)  Fern Green