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#514B88

#514b88 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#514b88 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 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.44% cyan, 44.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black. Its hue angle is 245.9°, with 28.91% saturation and 41.37% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0856

Complementary

  1. #514b88
  2. #82884b

Split complementary

  1. #514b88
  2. #886f4b
  3. #63884b

Analogous

  1. #4b6388
  2. #514b88
  3. #6f4b88

Triadic

  1. #514b88
  2. #88514b
  3. #4b8851

Tetradic

  1. #514b88
  2. #884b82
  3. #82884b
  4. #4b8851

Square

  1. #514b88
  2. #884b63
  3. #82884b
  4. #4b886f

Monochromatic

  1. #161525
  2. #343057
  3. #514b88
  4. #7670b0
  5. #a5a1cb

Shades

#514b88 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b88
  2. #49447a
  3. #413c6d
  4. #39355f
  5. #312d52
  6. #292644
  7. #201e36
  8. #181729
  9. #100f1b
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b88 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b88
  2. #625d94
  3. #746fa0
  4. #8581ac
  5. #9793b8
  6. #a8a5c4
  7. #b9b7cf
  8. #cbc9db
  9. #dcdbe7
  10. #eeedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b88 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b88
  2. #565087
  3. #5a5686
  4. #5f5b86
  5. #646085
  6. #696684
  7. #6d6b83
  8. #727082
  9. #777582
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52506c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #35548a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #345187 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #425763 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #425189 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #424f87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #485273 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b88 {
  color: #514b88;
}
Background
.bg-514b88 {
  background-color: #514b88;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b88 {
  border: 2px solid #514b88;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b88;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 29% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b88 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b88, #6f4b88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b88 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 136 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.98 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.85 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.47 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.94 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.96 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.30 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.55 #aeb477 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b88  rgb(81, 75, 136)  hsl(246, 29%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#82884b  rgb(130, 136, 75)  hsl(66, 29%, 41%)  Moss Green
#88514b  rgb(136, 81, 75)  hsl(6, 29%, 41%)  Tuscan Red
#4b8851  rgb(75, 136, 81)  hsl(126, 29%, 41%)  Sea Green