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#514B97

#514b97 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514b97 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.36% cyan, 50.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 244.74°, with 33.63% saturation and 44.31% 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 7.49:1 (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 luminance0.0902

Complementary

  1. #514b97
  2. #91974b

Split complementary

  1. #514b97
  2. #97774b
  3. #6b974b

Analogous

  1. #4b6b97
  2. #514b97
  3. #774b97

Triadic

  1. #514b97
  2. #97514b
  3. #4b9751

Tetradic

  1. #514b97
  2. #974b91
  3. #91974b
  4. #4b9751

Square

  1. #514b97
  2. #974b6b
  3. #91974b
  4. #4b9777

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1831
  2. #363264
  3. #514b97
  4. #7a74ba
  5. #aba7d4

Shades

#514b97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b97
  2. #494488
  3. #413c79
  4. #39356a
  5. #312d5b
  6. #29264c
  7. #201e3c
  8. #18172d
  9. #100f1e
  10. #08080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b97
  2. #625da1
  3. #746fac
  4. #8581b6
  5. #9793c1
  6. #a8a5cb
  7. #b9b7d5
  8. #cbc9e0
  9. #dcdbea
  10. #eeedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b97
  2. #565095
  3. #5a5692
  4. #5f5b90
  5. #64608e
  6. #69668c
  7. #6d6b89
  8. #727087
  9. #777585
  10. #7b7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535175 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a579a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #275295 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a5b6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d5299 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c4f96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44557e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b97 {
  color: #514b97;
}
Background
.bg-514b97 {
  background-color: #514b97;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b97 {
  border: 2px solid #514b97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 34% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b97, #774b97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 151 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.99 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.46 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.78 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.92 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.99 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.47 #aeb468 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b97  rgb(81, 75, 151)  hsl(245, 34%, 44%)  Dark Slate Blue
#91974b  rgb(145, 151, 75)  hsl(65, 34%, 44%)  Moss Green
#97514b  rgb(151, 81, 75)  hsl(5, 34%, 44%)  Redwood
#4b9751  rgb(75, 151, 81)  hsl(125, 34%, 44%)  Shamrock Green