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#514B85

#514b85 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b85 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.1% cyan, 43.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 246.21°, with 27.88% saturation and 40.78% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0847

Complementary

  1. #514b85
  2. #7f854b

Split complementary

  1. #514b85
  2. #856e4b
  3. #62854b

Analogous

  1. #4b6285
  2. #514b85
  3. #6e4b85

Triadic

  1. #514b85
  2. #85514b
  3. #4b8551

Tetradic

  1. #514b85
  2. #854b7f
  3. #7f854b
  4. #4b8551

Square

  1. #514b85
  2. #854b62
  3. #7f854b
  4. #4b856e

Monochromatic

  1. #151423
  2. #332f54
  3. #514b85
  4. #756fae
  5. #a4a0c9

Shades

#514b85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b85
  2. #494478
  3. #413c6a
  4. #39355d
  5. #312d50
  6. #292643
  7. #201e35
  8. #181728
  9. #100f1b
  10. #08080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b85
  2. #625d91
  3. #746f9d
  4. #8581aa
  5. #9793b6
  6. #a8a5c2
  7. #b9b7ce
  8. #cbc9da
  9. #dcdbe7
  10. #eeedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b85
  2. #565085
  3. #5a5684
  4. #5f5b84
  5. #646083
  6. #696683
  7. #6d6b82
  8. #727082
  9. #777581
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.79:1 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 #375487 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #365184 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #435661 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #435086 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #424e84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495271 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b85 {
  color: #514b85;
}
Background
.bg-514b85 {
  background-color: #514b85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b85 {
  border: 2px solid #514b85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 28% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b85, #6e4b85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 133 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.36 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.49 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.79 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.26 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.28 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.59 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.78 #aeb47a Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b85  rgb(81, 75, 133)  hsl(246, 28%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7f854b  rgb(127, 133, 75)  hsl(66, 28%, 41%)  Moss Green
#85514b  rgb(133, 81, 75)  hsl(6, 28%, 41%)  Tuscan Red
#4b8551  rgb(75, 133, 81)  hsl(126, 28%, 41%)  Sea Green