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#514B81

#514b81 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b81 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.21% cyan, 41.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 246.67°, with 26.47% saturation and 40% 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 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0837

Complementary

  1. #514b81
  2. #7b814b

Split complementary

  1. #514b81
  2. #816c4b
  3. #60814b

Analogous

  1. #4b6081
  2. #514b81
  3. #6c4b81

Triadic

  1. #514b81
  2. #81514b
  3. #4b8151

Tetradic

  1. #514b81
  2. #814b7b
  3. #7b814b
  4. #4b8151

Square

  1. #514b81
  2. #814b60
  3. #7b814b
  4. #4b816c

Monochromatic

  1. #141320
  2. #332f51
  3. #514b81
  4. #756eab
  5. #a39ec7

Shades

#514b81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b81
  2. #494474
  3. #413c67
  4. #39355a
  5. #312d4d
  6. #292641
  7. #201e34
  8. #181727
  9. #100f1a
  10. #08080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b81
  2. #625d8e
  3. #746f9a
  4. #8581a7
  5. #9793b3
  6. #a8a5c0
  7. #b9b7cd
  8. #cbc9d9
  9. #dcdbe6
  10. #eeedf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b81
  2. #565081
  3. #5a5681
  4. #5f5b81
  5. #646081
  6. #696681
  7. #6d6b80
  8. #727080
  9. #777580
  10. #7b7b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514f68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a5383 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #395080 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #455560 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #445082 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #444e80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a516e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b81 {
  color: #514b81;
}
Background
.bg-514b81 {
  background-color: #514b81;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b81 {
  border: 2px solid #514b81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 26% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b81, #6c4b81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 129 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.98 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.28 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.38 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.74 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.79 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.70 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 12.46 #aeb47e Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b81  rgb(81, 75, 129)  hsl(247, 26%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7b814b  rgb(123, 129, 75)  hsl(67, 26%, 40%)  Moss Green
#81514b  rgb(129, 81, 75)  hsl(7, 26%, 40%)  Tuscan Red
#4b8151  rgb(75, 129, 81)  hsl(127, 26%, 40%)  Fern Green