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#514B86

#514b86 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b86 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 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.55% cyan, 44.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 246.1°, with 28.23% saturation and 40.98% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.085

Complementary

  1. #514b86
  2. #80864b

Split complementary

  1. #514b86
  2. #866e4b
  3. #63864b

Analogous

  1. #4b6386
  2. #514b86
  3. #6e4b86

Triadic

  1. #514b86
  2. #86514b
  3. #4b8651

Tetradic

  1. #514b86
  2. #864b80
  3. #80864b
  4. #4b8651

Square

  1. #514b86
  2. #864b63
  3. #80864b
  4. #4b866e

Monochromatic

  1. #161424
  2. #333055
  3. #514b86
  4. #766fae
  5. #a4a0ca

Shades

#514b86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b86
  2. #494479
  3. #413c6b
  4. #39355e
  5. #312d50
  6. #292643
  7. #201e36
  8. #181728
  9. #100f1b
  10. #08080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b86
  2. #625d92
  3. #746f9e
  4. #8581aa
  5. #9793b6
  6. #a8a5c3
  7. #b9b7cf
  8. #cbc9db
  9. #dcdbe7
  10. #eeedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b86
  2. #565085
  3. #5a5685
  4. #5f5b84
  5. #646084
  6. #696683
  7. #6d6b82
  8. #727082
  9. #777581
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #524f6b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #375488 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #365185 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #425762 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #435087 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #424e85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495272 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b86 {
  color: #514b86;
}
Background
.bg-514b86 {
  background-color: #514b86;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b86 {
  border: 2px solid #514b86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 28% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b86, #6e4b86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 134 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.22 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.27 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.68 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.15 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.17 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.57 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.62 #aeb479 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b86  rgb(81, 75, 134)  hsl(246, 28%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#80864b  rgb(128, 134, 75)  hsl(66, 28%, 41%)  Moss Green
#86514b  rgb(134, 81, 75)  hsl(6, 28%, 41%)  Tuscan Red
#4b8651  rgb(75, 134, 81)  hsl(126, 28%, 41%)  Sea Green