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#514B8E

#514b8e ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514b8e 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 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.96% cyan, 47.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black. Its hue angle is 245.37°, with 30.88% saturation and 42.55% 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 7.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0873

Complementary

  1. #514b8e
  2. #888e4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b8e
  2. #8e724b
  3. #678e4b

Analogous

  1. #4b678e
  2. #514b8e
  3. #724b8e

Triadic

  1. #514b8e
  2. #8e514b
  3. #4b8e51

Tetradic

  1. #514b8e
  2. #8e4b88
  3. #888e4b
  4. #4b8e51

Square

  1. #514b8e
  2. #8e4b67
  3. #888e4b
  4. #4b8e72

Monochromatic

  1. #18162a
  2. #34315c
  3. #514b8e
  4. #7771b4
  5. #a7a3cf

Shades

#514b8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b8e
  2. #494480
  3. #413c72
  4. #393563
  5. #312d55
  6. #292647
  7. #201e39
  8. #18172b
  9. #100f1c
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b8e
  2. #625d99
  3. #746fa5
  4. #8581b0
  5. #9793bb
  6. #a8a5c7
  7. #b9b7d2
  8. #cbc9dd
  9. #dcdbe8
  10. #eeedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b8e
  2. #56508d
  3. #5a568b
  4. #5f5b8a
  5. #646088
  6. #696687
  7. #6d6b86
  8. #727084
  9. #777583
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525070 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #315590 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #30518c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f5965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #40518f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f4f8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #475378 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b8e {
  color: #514b8e;
}
Background
.bg-514b8e {
  background-color: #514b8e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b8e {
  border: 2px solid #514b8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 31% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b8e, #724b8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 142 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.48 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.64 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.95 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.42 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.44 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.43 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.46 #aeb471 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b8e  rgb(81, 75, 142)  hsl(245, 31%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#888e4b  rgb(136, 142, 75)  hsl(65, 31%, 43%)  Moss Green
#8e514b  rgb(142, 81, 75)  hsl(5, 31%, 43%)  Tuscan Red
#4b8e51  rgb(75, 142, 81)  hsl(125, 31%, 43%)  Sea Green