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#514B87

#514b87 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b87 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 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 44.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 246°, with 28.57% saturation and 41.18% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0853

Complementary

  1. #514b87
  2. #81874b

Split complementary

  1. #514b87
  2. #876f4b
  3. #63874b

Analogous

  1. #4b6387
  2. #514b87
  3. #6f4b87

Triadic

  1. #514b87
  2. #87514b
  3. #4b8751

Tetradic

  1. #514b87
  2. #874b81
  3. #81874b
  4. #4b8751

Square

  1. #514b87
  2. #874b63
  3. #81874b
  4. #4b876f

Monochromatic

  1. #161425
  2. #343056
  3. #514b87
  4. #766faf
  5. #a5a1cb

Shades

#514b87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b87
  2. #49447a
  3. #413c6c
  4. #39355f
  5. #312d51
  6. #292644
  7. #201e36
  8. #181729
  9. #100f1b
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b87
  2. #625d93
  3. #746f9f
  4. #8581ab
  5. #9793b7
  6. #a8a5c3
  7. #b9b7cf
  8. #cbc9db
  9. #dcdbe7
  10. #eeedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b87
  2. #565086
  3. #5a5686
  4. #5f5b85
  5. #646084
  6. #696684
  7. #6d6b83
  8. #727082
  9. #777581
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52506b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #365489 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #355186 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #425762 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #425188 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #424f86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #485273 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b87 {
  color: #514b87;
}
Background
.bg-514b87 {
  background-color: #514b87;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b87 {
  border: 2px solid #514b87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 29% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b87, #6f4b87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 135 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.10 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.06 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.57 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.04 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.06 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.46 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.56 #aeb478 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b87  rgb(81, 75, 135)  hsl(246, 29%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#81874b  rgb(129, 135, 75)  hsl(66, 29%, 41%)  Moss Green
#87514b  rgb(135, 81, 75)  hsl(6, 29%, 41%)  Tuscan Red
#4b8751  rgb(75, 135, 81)  hsl(126, 29%, 41%)  Sea Green