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#514B9A

#514b9a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514b9a 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 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.4% cyan, 51.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 244.56°, with 34.5% saturation and 44.9% 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 7.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0911

Complementary

  1. #514b9a
  2. #949a4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b9a
  2. #9a784b
  3. #6c9a4b

Analogous

  1. #4b6c9a
  2. #514b9a
  3. #784b9a

Triadic

  1. #514b9a
  2. #9a514b
  3. #4b9a51

Tetradic

  1. #514b9a
  2. #9a4b94
  3. #949a4b
  4. #4b9a51

Square

  1. #514b9a
  2. #9a4b6c
  3. #949a4b
  4. #4b9a78

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1933
  2. #363267
  3. #514b9a
  4. #7b75bc
  5. #aca9d5

Shades

#514b9a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b9a
  2. #49448b
  3. #413c7b
  4. #39356c
  5. #312d5c
  6. #29264d
  7. #201e3e
  8. #18172e
  9. #100f1f
  10. #08080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b9a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b9a
  2. #625da4
  3. #746fae
  4. #8581b8
  5. #9793c2
  6. #a8a5cd
  7. #b9b7d7
  8. #cbc9e1
  9. #dcdbeb
  10. #eeedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b9a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b9a
  2. #565097
  3. #5a5695
  4. #5f5b92
  5. #646090
  6. #69668d
  7. #6d6b8a
  8. #727088
  9. #777585
  10. #7b7b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545177 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #27589d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #235398 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #385c6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c539c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b5099 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #445680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b9a {
  color: #514b9a;
}
Background
.bg-514b9a {
  background-color: #514b9a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b9a {
  border: 2px solid #514b9a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b9a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 35% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b9a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b9a, #784b9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b9a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 154 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.57 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.49 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.26 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.36 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.82 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.92 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.14 #aeb465 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b9a  rgb(81, 75, 154)  hsl(245, 35%, 45%)  Dark Slate Blue
#949a4b  rgb(148, 154, 75)  hsl(65, 35%, 45%)  Moss Green
#9a514b  rgb(154, 81, 75)  hsl(5, 35%, 45%)  Redwood
#4b9a51  rgb(75, 154, 81)  hsl(125, 35%, 45%)  Shamrock Green