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#514BAE

#514bae ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514bae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.45% cyan, 56.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 243.64°, with 39.76% saturation and 48.82% 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 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.0984

Complementary

  1. #514bae
  2. #a8ae4b

Split complementary

  1. #514bae
  2. #ae824b
  3. #76ae4b

Analogous

  1. #4b76ae
  2. #514bae
  3. #824bae

Triadic

  1. #514bae
  2. #ae514b
  3. #4bae51

Tetradic

  1. #514bae
  2. #ae4ba8
  3. #a8ae4b
  4. #4bae51

Square

  1. #514bae
  2. #ae4b76
  3. #a8ae4b
  4. #4bae82

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1d43
  2. #383479
  3. #514bae
  4. #837ec7
  5. #b6b4de

Shades

#514bae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514bae
  2. #49449d
  3. #413c8b
  4. #39357a
  5. #312d68
  6. #292657
  7. #201e46
  8. #181734
  9. #100f23
  10. #080811
  11. #000000

Tints

#514bae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514bae
  2. #625db6
  3. #746fbe
  4. #8581c6
  5. #9793ce
  6. #a8a5d7
  7. #b9b7df
  8. #cbc9e7
  9. #dcdbef
  10. #eeedf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514bae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514bae
  2. #5650a9
  3. #5a56a5
  4. #5f5ba0
  5. #64609c
  6. #696697
  7. #6d6b92
  8. #72708e
  9. #777589
  10. #7b7b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555383 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #296275 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3356b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3051ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d598f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514bae {
  color: #514bae;
}
Background
.bg-514bae {
  background-color: #514bae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514bae {
  border: 2px solid #514bae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514bae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 40% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514bae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514bae, #824bae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514bae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 174 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.10 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.62 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.13 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.30 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.40 #aeb451 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#514bae  rgb(81, 75, 174)  hsl(244, 40%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#a8ae4b  rgb(168, 174, 75)  hsl(64, 40%, 49%)  Dark Khaki
#ae514b  rgb(174, 81, 75)  hsl(4, 40%, 49%)  Redwood
#4bae51  rgb(75, 174, 81)  hsl(124, 40%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green