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#514B9F

#514b9f ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514b9f 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 62.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.06% cyan, 52.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black. Its hue angle is 244.29°, with 35.9% saturation and 45.88% 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.7.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0928

Complementary

  1. #514b9f
  2. #999f4b

Split complementary

  1. #514b9f
  2. #9f7b4b
  3. #6f9f4b

Analogous

  1. #4b6f9f
  2. #514b9f
  3. #7b4b9f

Triadic

  1. #514b9f
  2. #9f514b
  3. #4b9f51

Tetradic

  1. #514b9f
  2. #9f4b99
  3. #999f4b
  4. #4b9f51

Square

  1. #514b9f
  2. #9f4b6f
  3. #999f4b
  4. #4b9f7b

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1a37
  2. #37326b
  3. #514b9f
  4. #7d77bf
  5. #afabd8

Shades

#514b9f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514b9f
  2. #49448f
  3. #413c7f
  4. #39356f
  5. #312d5f
  6. #292650
  7. #201e40
  8. #181730
  9. #100f20
  10. #080810
  11. #000000

Tints

#514b9f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514b9f
  2. #625da9
  3. #746fb2
  4. #8581bc
  5. #9793c5
  6. #a8a5cf
  7. #b9b7d9
  8. #cbc9e2
  9. #dcdbec
  10. #eeedf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514b9f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514b9f
  2. #56509c
  3. #5a5699
  4. #5f5b96
  5. #646093
  6. #696690
  7. #6d6b8c
  8. #727089
  9. #777586
  10. #7b7b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #54527a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2159a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c539d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #355d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a54a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #38509e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #425784 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514b9f {
  color: #514b9f;
}
Background
.bg-514b9f {
  background-color: #514b9f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514b9f {
  border: 2px solid #514b9f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514b9f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 159;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 36% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514b9f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514b9f, #7b4b9f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514b9f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 159 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.70 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.95 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.42 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.54 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.86 #aeb460 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#514b9f  rgb(81, 75, 159)  hsl(244, 36%, 46%)  Ocean Blue
#999f4b  rgb(153, 159, 75)  hsl(64, 36%, 46%)  Moss Green
#9f514b  rgb(159, 81, 75)  hsl(4, 36%, 46%)  Redwood
#4b9f51  rgb(75, 159, 81)  hsl(124, 36%, 46%)  Shamrock Green