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#514B8F

#514b8f ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514b8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.36% cyan, 47.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 245.29°, with 31.19% saturation and 42.75% 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 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0876

Complementary

  1. #514b8f
  2. #898f4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b8f
  2. #8f734b
  3. #678f4b

Analogous

  1. #4b678f
  2. #514b8f
  3. #734b8f

Triadic

  1. #514b8f
  2. #8f514b
  3. #4b8f51

Tetradic

  1. #514b8f
  2. #8f4b89
  3. #898f4b
  4. #4b8f51

Square

  1. #514b8f
  2. #8f4b67
  3. #898f4b
  4. #4b8f73

Monochromatic

  1. #18162b
  2. #35315d
  3. #514b8f
  4. #7872b5
  5. #a8a4cf

Shades

#514b8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b8f
  2. #494481
  3. #413c72
  4. #393564
  5. #312d56
  6. #292648
  7. #201e39
  8. #18172b
  9. #100f1d
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b8f
  2. #625d9a
  3. #746fa5
  4. #8581b1
  5. #9793bc
  6. #a8a5c7
  7. #b9b7d2
  8. #cbc9dd
  9. #dcdbe9
  10. #eeedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b8f
  2. #56508e
  3. #5a568c
  4. #5f5b8b
  5. #646089
  6. #696688
  7. #6d6b86
  8. #727085
  9. #777583
  10. #7b7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535070 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #315691 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f528d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e5966 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #405291 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f4f8e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #475478 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b8f {
  color: #514b8f;
}
Background
.bg-514b8f {
  background-color: #514b8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b8f {
  border: 2px solid #514b8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 31% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b8f, #734b8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 143 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.45 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.88 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.35 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.38 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.24 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.34 #aeb470 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b8f  rgb(81, 75, 143)  hsl(245, 31%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#898f4b  rgb(137, 143, 75)  hsl(65, 31%, 43%)  Moss Green
#8f514b  rgb(143, 81, 75)  hsl(5, 31%, 43%)  Redwood
#4b8f51  rgb(75, 143, 81)  hsl(125, 31%, 43%)  Sea Green