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#514B94

#514b94 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514b94 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 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.27% cyan, 49.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.96% black. Its hue angle is 244.93°, with 32.74% saturation and 43.73% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0892

Complementary

  1. #514b94
  2. #8e944b

Split complementary

  1. #514b94
  2. #94764b
  3. #6a944b

Analogous

  1. #4b6a94
  2. #514b94
  3. #764b94

Triadic

  1. #514b94
  2. #94514b
  3. #4b9451

Tetradic

  1. #514b94
  2. #944b8e
  3. #8e944b
  4. #4b9451

Square

  1. #514b94
  2. #944b6a
  3. #8e944b
  4. #4b9476

Monochromatic

  1. #19182e
  2. #353161
  3. #514b94
  4. #7973b8
  5. #aaa6d2

Shades

#514b94 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b94
  2. #494485
  3. #413c76
  4. #393568
  5. #312d59
  6. #29264a
  7. #201e3b
  8. #18172c
  9. #100f1e
  10. #08080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b94 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b94
  2. #625d9f
  3. #746fa9
  4. #8581b4
  5. #9793bf
  6. #a8a5ca
  7. #b9b7d4
  8. #cbc9df
  9. #dcdbea
  10. #eeedf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b94 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b94
  2. #565092
  3. #5a5690
  4. #5f5b8e
  5. #64608c
  6. #69668a
  7. #6d6b88
  8. #727086
  9. #777584
  10. #7b7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535173 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d5697 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a5292 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c5a68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e5296 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d4f93 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45557c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b94 {
  color: #514b94;
}
Background
.bg-514b94 {
  background-color: #514b94;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b94 {
  border: 2px solid #514b94;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b94;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 33% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b94 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b94, #764b94);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b94 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 148 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.36 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.52 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.59 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.05 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.11 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.32 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.76 #aeb46b Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b94  rgb(81, 75, 148)  hsl(245, 33%, 44%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8e944b  rgb(142, 148, 75)  hsl(65, 33%, 44%)  Moss Green
#94514b  rgb(148, 81, 75)  hsl(5, 33%, 44%)  Redwood
#4b9451  rgb(75, 148, 81)  hsl(125, 33%, 44%)  Sea Green