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#514B8C

#514b8c ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514b8c 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 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.14% cyan, 46.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 245.54°, with 30.23% saturation and 42.16% 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 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0867

Complementary

  1. #514b8c
  2. #868c4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b8c
  2. #8c724b
  3. #668c4b

Analogous

  1. #4b668c
  2. #514b8c
  3. #724b8c

Triadic

  1. #514b8c
  2. #8c514b
  3. #4b8c51

Tetradic

  1. #514b8c
  2. #8c4b86
  3. #868c4b
  4. #4b8c51

Square

  1. #514b8c
  2. #8c4b66
  3. #868c4b
  4. #4b8c72

Monochromatic

  1. #171628
  2. #34305a
  3. #514b8c
  4. #7771b3
  5. #a7a3cd

Shades

#514b8c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b8c
  2. #49447e
  3. #413c70
  4. #393562
  5. #312d54
  6. #292646
  7. #201e38
  8. #18172a
  9. #100f1c
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b8c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b8c
  2. #625d98
  3. #746fa3
  4. #8581af
  5. #9793ba
  6. #a8a5c6
  7. #b9b7d1
  8. #cbc9dd
  9. #dcdbe8
  10. #eeedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b8c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b8c
  2. #56508b
  3. #5a568a
  4. #5f5b88
  5. #646087
  6. #696686
  7. #6d6b85
  8. #727084
  9. #777582
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.68:1 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 #33558e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #31518a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #405864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #41518d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #404f8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #475376 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b8c {
  color: #514b8c;
}
Background
.bg-514b8c {
  background-color: #514b8c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b8c {
  border: 2px solid #514b8c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b8c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 30% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b8c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b8c, #724b8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b8c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 140 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.61 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.04 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.10 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.58 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.59 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.73 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.82 #aeb473 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b8c  rgb(81, 75, 140)  hsl(246, 30%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#868c4b  rgb(134, 140, 75)  hsl(66, 30%, 42%)  Moss Green
#8c514b  rgb(140, 81, 75)  hsl(6, 30%, 42%)  Tuscan Red
#4b8c51  rgb(75, 140, 81)  hsl(126, 30%, 42%)  Sea Green