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#514B9C

#514b9c ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514b9c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.08% cyan, 51.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 244.44°, with 35.06% saturation and 45.29% 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0918

Complementary

  1. #514b9c
  2. #969c4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b9c
  2. #9c794b
  3. #6d9c4b

Analogous

  1. #4b6d9c
  2. #514b9c
  3. #794b9c

Triadic

  1. #514b9c
  2. #9c514b
  3. #4b9c51

Tetradic

  1. #514b9c
  2. #9c4b96
  3. #969c4b
  4. #4b9c51

Square

  1. #514b9c
  2. #9c4b6d
  3. #969c4b
  4. #4b9c79

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1935
  2. #363268
  3. #514b9c
  4. #7b76bd
  5. #adaad6

Shades

#514b9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b9c
  2. #49448c
  3. #413c7d
  4. #39356d
  5. #312d5e
  6. #29264e
  7. #201e3e
  8. #18172f
  9. #100f1f
  10. #080810
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b9c
  2. #625da6
  3. #746fb0
  4. #8581ba
  5. #9793c4
  6. #a8a5ce
  7. #b9b7d7
  8. #cbc9e1
  9. #dcdbeb
  10. #eeedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b9c
  2. #565099
  3. #5a5696
  4. #5f5b94
  5. #646091
  6. #69668e
  7. #6d6b8b
  8. #727088
  9. #777586
  10. #7b7b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545178 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #25589f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #21539a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #375c6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b539e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a509b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #435682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b9c {
  color: #514b9c;
}
Background
.bg-514b9c {
  background-color: #514b9c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b9c {
  border: 2px solid #514b9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 35% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b9c, #794b9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 156 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.17 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.92 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.31 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.78 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.89 #aeb463 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b9c  rgb(81, 75, 156)  hsl(244, 35%, 45%)  Dark Slate Blue
#969c4b  rgb(150, 156, 75)  hsl(64, 35%, 45%)  Moss Green
#9c514b  rgb(156, 81, 75)  hsl(4, 35%, 45%)  Redwood
#4b9c51  rgb(75, 156, 81)  hsl(124, 35%, 45%)  Shamrock Green