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#514B91

#514b91 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514b91 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.14% cyan, 48.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 245.14°, with 31.82% saturation and 43.14% 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 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0883

Complementary

  1. #514b91
  2. #8b914b

Split complementary

  1. #514b91
  2. #91744b
  3. #68914b

Analogous

  1. #4b6891
  2. #514b91
  3. #744b91

Triadic

  1. #514b91
  2. #91514b
  3. #4b9151

Tetradic

  1. #514b91
  2. #914b8b
  3. #8b914b
  4. #4b9151

Square

  1. #514b91
  2. #914b68
  3. #8b914b
  4. #4b9174

Monochromatic

  1. #19172c
  2. #35315f
  3. #514b91
  4. #7872b6
  5. #a8a5d0

Shades

#514b91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b91
  2. #494483
  3. #413c74
  4. #393566
  5. #312d57
  6. #292649
  7. #201e3a
  8. #18172c
  9. #100f1d
  10. #08080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b91
  2. #625d9c
  3. #746fa7
  4. #8581b2
  5. #9793bd
  6. #a8a5c8
  7. #b9b7d3
  8. #cbc9de
  9. #dcdbe9
  10. #eeedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b91
  2. #56508f
  3. #5a568e
  4. #5f5b8c
  5. #64608a
  6. #696689
  7. #6d6b87
  8. #727085
  9. #777583
  10. #7b7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535071 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f5694 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d528f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d5967 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f5293 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e4f90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46547a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b91 {
  color: #514b91;
}
Background
.bg-514b91 {
  background-color: #514b91;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b91 {
  border: 2px solid #514b91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 32% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b91, #744b91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 145 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.07 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.75 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.22 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.26 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.87 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.09 #aeb46e Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b91  rgb(81, 75, 145)  hsl(245, 32%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8b914b  rgb(139, 145, 75)  hsl(65, 32%, 43%)  Moss Green
#91514b  rgb(145, 81, 75)  hsl(5, 32%, 43%)  Redwood
#4b9151  rgb(75, 145, 81)  hsl(125, 32%, 43%)  Sea Green