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#514B83

#514b83 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b83 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 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.17% cyan, 42.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 246.43°, with 27.18% saturation and 40.39% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.65.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0842

Complementary

  1. #514b83
  2. #7d834b

Split complementary

  1. #514b83
  2. #836d4b
  3. #61834b

Analogous

  1. #4b6183
  2. #514b83
  3. #6d4b83

Triadic

  1. #514b83
  2. #83514b
  3. #4b8351

Tetradic

  1. #514b83
  2. #834b7d
  3. #7d834b
  4. #4b8351

Square

  1. #514b83
  2. #834b61
  3. #7d834b
  4. #4b836d

Monochromatic

  1. #151322
  2. #332f52
  3. #514b83
  4. #756eac
  5. #a39fc8

Shades

#514b83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b83
  2. #494476
  3. #413c69
  4. #39355c
  5. #312d4f
  6. #292642
  7. #201e34
  8. #181727
  9. #100f1a
  10. #08080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b83
  2. #625d8f
  3. #746f9c
  4. #8581a8
  5. #9793b5
  6. #a8a5c1
  7. #b9b7cd
  8. #cbc9da
  9. #dcdbe6
  10. #eeedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b83
  2. #565083
  3. #5a5682
  4. #5f5b82
  5. #646082
  6. #696682
  7. #6d6b81
  8. #727081
  9. #777581
  10. #7b7b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #524f69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #385385 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #385082 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #445660 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #445084 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #434e82 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495270 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b83 {
  color: #514b83;
}
Background
.bg-514b83 {
  background-color: #514b83;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b83 {
  border: 2px solid #514b83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 27% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b83, #6d4b83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 131 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.65 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.93 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.02 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.49 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.53 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.63 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 12.11 #aeb47c Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b83  rgb(81, 75, 131)  hsl(246, 27%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7d834b  rgb(125, 131, 75)  hsl(66, 27%, 40%)  Moss Green
#83514b  rgb(131, 81, 75)  hsl(6, 27%, 40%)  Tuscan Red
#4b8351  rgb(75, 131, 81)  hsl(126, 27%, 40%)  Fern Green