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#514B8B

#514b8b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514b8b is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.73% cyan, 46.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 245.63°, with 29.91% saturation and 41.96% 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 7.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0865

Complementary

  1. #514b8b
  2. #858b4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b8b
  2. #8b714b
  3. #658b4b

Analogous

  1. #4b658b
  2. #514b8b
  3. #714b8b

Triadic

  1. #514b8b
  2. #8b514b
  3. #4b8b51

Tetradic

  1. #514b8b
  2. #8b4b85
  3. #858b4b
  4. #4b8b51

Square

  1. #514b8b
  2. #8b4b65
  3. #858b4b
  4. #4b8b71

Monochromatic

  1. #171528
  2. #343059
  3. #514b8b
  4. #7770b2
  5. #a6a2cd

Shades

#514b8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b8b
  2. #49447d
  3. #413c6f
  4. #393561
  5. #312d53
  6. #292646
  7. #201e38
  8. #18172a
  9. #100f1c
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b8b
  2. #625d97
  3. #746fa2
  4. #8581ae
  5. #9793b9
  6. #a8a5c5
  7. #b9b7d1
  8. #cbc9dc
  9. #dcdbe8
  10. #eeedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b8b
  2. #56508a
  3. #5a5689
  4. #5f5b88
  5. #646087
  6. #696686
  7. #6d6b84
  8. #727083
  9. #777582
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52506e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #33558d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #32518a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #405864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #41518c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #414f8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #485376 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b8b {
  color: #514b8b;
}
Background
.bg-514b8b {
  background-color: #514b8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b8b {
  border: 2px solid #514b8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 30% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b8b, #714b8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 139 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.24 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.19 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.67 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.67 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.87 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.02 #aeb474 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b8b  rgb(81, 75, 139)  hsl(246, 30%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#858b4b  rgb(133, 139, 75)  hsl(66, 30%, 42%)  Moss Green
#8b514b  rgb(139, 81, 75)  hsl(6, 30%, 42%)  Tuscan Red
#4b8b51  rgb(75, 139, 81)  hsl(126, 30%, 42%)  Sea Green