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#514BAF

#514baf ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514baf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.71% cyan, 57.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 243.6°, with 40% saturation and 49.02% 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 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.0988

Complementary

  1. #514baf
  2. #a9af4b

Split complementary

  1. #514baf
  2. #af834b
  3. #77af4b

Analogous

  1. #4b77af
  2. #514baf
  3. #834baf

Triadic

  1. #514baf
  2. #af514b
  3. #4baf51

Tetradic

  1. #514baf
  2. #af4ba9
  3. #a9af4b
  4. #4baf51

Square

  1. #514baf
  2. #af4b77
  3. #a9af4b
  4. #4baf83

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1d44
  2. #383479
  3. #514baf
  4. #837fc8
  5. #b7b4df

Shades

#514baf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514baf
  2. #49449e
  3. #413c8c
  4. #39357b
  5. #312d69
  6. #292658
  7. #201e46
  8. #181735
  9. #100f23
  10. #080812
  11. #000000

Tints

#514baf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514baf
  2. #625db7
  3. #746fbf
  4. #8581c7
  5. #9793cf
  6. #a8a5d7
  7. #b9b7df
  8. #cbc9e7
  9. #dcdbef
  10. #eeedf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514baf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514baf
  2. #5650aa
  3. #5a56a6
  4. #5f5ba1
  5. #64609c
  6. #696698
  7. #6d6b93
  8. #72708e
  9. #777589
  10. #7b7b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0055ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #286275 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3256b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2f51ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c5a90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514baf {
  color: #514baf;
}
Background
.bg-514baf {
  background-color: #514baf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514baf {
  border: 2px solid #514baf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514baf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 40% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514baf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514baf, #834baf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514baf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 175 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.87 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 4.96 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.74 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.99 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.25 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.40 #aeb450 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#514baf  rgb(81, 75, 175)  hsl(244, 40%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#a9af4b  rgb(169, 175, 75)  hsl(64, 40%, 49%)  Dark Khaki
#af514b  rgb(175, 81, 75)  hsl(4, 40%, 49%)  Redwood
#4baf51  rgb(75, 175, 81)  hsl(124, 40%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green