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#514B84

#514b84 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b84 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 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.64% cyan, 43.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.24% black. Its hue angle is 246.32°, with 27.54% saturation and 40.59% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0845

Complementary

  1. #514b84
  2. #7e844b

Split complementary

  1. #514b84
  2. #846e4b
  3. #61844b

Analogous

  1. #4b6184
  2. #514b84
  3. #6e4b84

Triadic

  1. #514b84
  2. #84514b
  3. #4b8451

Tetradic

  1. #514b84
  2. #844b7e
  3. #7e844b
  4. #4b8451

Square

  1. #514b84
  2. #844b61
  3. #7e844b
  4. #4b846e

Monochromatic

  1. #151422
  2. #332f53
  3. #514b84
  4. #756fad
  5. #a49fc9

Shades

#514b84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b84
  2. #494477
  3. #413c6a
  4. #39355c
  5. #312d4f
  6. #292642
  7. #201e35
  8. #181728
  9. #100f1a
  10. #08080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b84
  2. #625d90
  3. #746f9d
  4. #8581a9
  5. #9793b5
  6. #a8a5c2
  7. #b9b7ce
  8. #cbc9da
  9. #dcdbe6
  10. #eeedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b84
  2. #565084
  3. #5a5683
  4. #5f5b83
  5. #646082
  6. #696682
  7. #6d6b82
  8. #727081
  9. #777581
  10. #7b7b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #524f6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #385486 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #375183 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #435661 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #435085 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #434e83 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495271 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b84 {
  color: #514b84;
}
Background
.bg-514b84 {
  background-color: #514b84;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b84 {
  border: 2px solid #514b84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 28% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b84, #6e4b84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 132 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.50 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.71 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.90 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.37 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.40 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.61 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.94 #aeb47b Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b84  rgb(81, 75, 132)  hsl(246, 28%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7e844b  rgb(126, 132, 75)  hsl(66, 28%, 41%)  Moss Green
#84514b  rgb(132, 81, 75)  hsl(6, 28%, 41%)  Tuscan Red
#4b8451  rgb(75, 132, 81)  hsl(126, 28%, 41%)  Sea Green