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#514B9D

#514b9d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514b9d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.41% cyan, 52.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 244.39°, with 35.34% saturation and 45.49% 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 7.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0922

Complementary

  1. #514b9d
  2. #979d4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b9d
  2. #9d7a4b
  3. #6e9d4b

Analogous

  1. #4b6e9d
  2. #514b9d
  3. #7a4b9d

Triadic

  1. #514b9d
  2. #9d514b
  3. #4b9d51

Tetradic

  1. #514b9d
  2. #9d4b97
  3. #979d4b
  4. #4b9d51

Square

  1. #514b9d
  2. #9d4b6e
  3. #979d4b
  4. #4b9d7a

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1a35
  2. #363269
  3. #514b9d
  4. #7c77be
  5. #aeaad7

Shades

#514b9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b9d
  2. #49448d
  3. #413c7e
  4. #39356e
  5. #312d5e
  6. #29264f
  7. #201e3f
  8. #18172f
  9. #100f1f
  10. #080810
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b9d
  2. #625da7
  3. #746fb1
  4. #8581ba
  5. #9793c4
  6. #a8a5ce
  7. #b9b7d8
  8. #cbc9e2
  9. #dcdbeb
  10. #eeedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b9d
  2. #56509a
  3. #5a5697
  4. #5f5b94
  5. #646091
  6. #69668f
  7. #6d6b8c
  8. #727089
  9. #777586
  10. #7b7b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545279 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2458a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f539b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #375d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b539f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #39509c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #435683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b9d {
  color: #514b9d;
}
Background
.bg-514b9d {
  background-color: #514b9d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b9d {
  border: 2px solid #514b9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 35% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b9d, #7a4b9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 157 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.78 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.01 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.75 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.30 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.76 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.77 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.88 #aeb462 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#514b9d  rgb(81, 75, 157)  hsl(244, 35%, 45%)  Dark Slate Blue
#979d4b  rgb(151, 157, 75)  hsl(64, 35%, 45%)  Moss Green
#9d514b  rgb(157, 81, 75)  hsl(4, 35%, 45%)  Redwood
#4b9d51  rgb(75, 157, 81)  hsl(124, 35%, 45%)  Shamrock Green