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#514BBE

#514bbe ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#514bbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.37% cyan, 60.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 243.13°, with 46.94% saturation and 51.96% 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.105

Complementary

  1. #514bbe
  2. #b8be4b

Split complementary

  1. #514bbe
  2. #be8a4b
  3. #7ebe4b

Analogous

  1. #4b7ebe
  2. #514bbe
  3. #8a4bbe

Triadic

  1. #514bbe
  2. #be514b
  3. #4bbe51

Tetradic

  1. #514bbe
  2. #be4bb8
  3. #b8be4b
  4. #4bbe51

Square

  1. #514bbe
  2. #be4b7e
  3. #b8be4b
  4. #4bbe8a

Monochromatic

  1. #201e52
  2. #37328a
  3. #514bbe
  4. #8783d2
  5. #bebbe7

Shades

#514bbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514bbe
  2. #4944ab
  3. #413c98
  4. #393585
  5. #312d72
  6. #29265f
  7. #201e4c
  8. #181739
  9. #100f26
  10. #080813
  11. #000000

Tints

#514bbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514bbe
  2. #625dc5
  3. #746fcb
  4. #8581d2
  5. #9793d8
  6. #a8a5df
  7. #b9b7e5
  8. #cbc9ec
  9. #dcdbf2
  10. #eeedf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514bbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514bbe
  2. #5650b8
  3. #5a56b2
  4. #5f5bab
  5. #6460a5
  6. #69669f
  7. #6d6b99
  8. #727093
  9. #77758c
  10. #7b7b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57558e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0060c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #12677d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2858c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2352bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #365d9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514bbe {
  color: #514bbe;
}
Background
.bg-514bbe {
  background-color: #514bbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514bbe {
  border: 2px solid #514bbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514bbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 47% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514bbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514bbe, #8a4bbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514bbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 190 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 2.85 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.98 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.02 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.11 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.96 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.45 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.68 #aeb441 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#514bbe  rgb(81, 75, 190)  hsl(243, 47%, 52%)  Ocean Blue
#b8be4b  rgb(184, 190, 75)  hsl(63, 47%, 52%)  Dark Khaki
#be514b  rgb(190, 81, 75)  hsl(3, 47%, 52%)  Indian Red
#4bbe51  rgb(75, 190, 81)  hsl(123, 47%, 52%)  Mantis