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#514B9E

#514b9e ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514b9e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.73% cyan, 52.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 244.34°, with 35.62% saturation and 45.69% 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 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0925

Complementary

  1. #514b9e
  2. #989e4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b9e
  2. #9e7b4b
  3. #6f9e4b

Analogous

  1. #4b6f9e
  2. #514b9e
  3. #7b4b9e

Triadic

  1. #514b9e
  2. #9e514b
  3. #4b9e51

Tetradic

  1. #514b9e
  2. #9e4b98
  3. #989e4b
  4. #4b9e51

Square

  1. #514b9e
  2. #9e4b6f
  3. #989e4b
  4. #4b9e7b

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1a36
  2. #36326a
  3. #514b9e
  4. #7c77be
  5. #aeabd7

Shades

#514b9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b9e
  2. #49448e
  3. #413c7e
  4. #39356f
  5. #312d5f
  6. #29264f
  7. #201e3f
  8. #18172f
  9. #100f20
  10. #080810
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b9e
  2. #625da8
  3. #746fb1
  4. #8581bb
  5. #9793c5
  6. #a8a5cf
  7. #b9b7d8
  8. #cbc9e2
  9. #dcdbec
  10. #eeedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b9e
  2. #56509b
  3. #5a5698
  4. #5f5b95
  5. #646092
  6. #69668f
  7. #6d6b8c
  8. #727089
  9. #777586
  10. #7b7b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545279 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2358a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e539c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #365d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a53a0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #39509d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #425683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b9e {
  color: #514b9e;
}
Background
.bg-514b9e {
  background-color: #514b9e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b9e {
  border: 2px solid #514b9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 36% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b9e, #7b4b9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 158 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.85 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.86 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.58 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.28 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.65 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.75 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.87 #aeb461 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#514b9e  rgb(81, 75, 158)  hsl(244, 36%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#989e4b  rgb(152, 158, 75)  hsl(64, 36%, 46%)  Moss Green
#9e514b  rgb(158, 81, 75)  hsl(4, 36%, 46%)  Redwood
#4b9e51  rgb(75, 158, 81)  hsl(124, 36%, 46%)  Shamrock Green