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#514BCD

#514bcd ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#514bcd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.49% cyan, 63.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 242.77°, with 56.52% saturation and 54.9% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.1119

Complementary

  1. #514bcd
  2. #c7cd4b

Split complementary

  1. #514bcd
  2. #cd924b
  3. #86cd4b

Analogous

  1. #4b86cd
  2. #514bcd
  3. #924bcd

Triadic

  1. #514bcd
  2. #cd514b
  3. #4bcd51

Tetradic

  1. #514bcd
  2. #cd4bc7
  3. #c7cd4b
  4. #4bcd51

Square

  1. #514bcd
  2. #cd4b86
  3. #c7cd4b
  4. #4bcd92

Monochromatic

  1. #1f1c63
  2. #322c9f
  3. #514bcd
  4. #8b87de
  5. #c5c3ee

Shades

#514bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514bcd
  2. #4944b9
  3. #413ca4
  4. #393590
  5. #312d7b
  6. #292667
  7. #201e52
  8. #18173e
  9. #100f29
  10. #080815
  11. #000000

Tints

#514bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514bcd
  2. #625dd2
  3. #746fd7
  4. #8581dc
  5. #9793e1
  6. #a8a5e6
  7. #b9b7eb
  8. #cbc9f0
  9. #dcdbf5
  10. #eeedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514bcd
  2. #5650c5
  3. #5a56be
  4. #5f5bb6
  5. #6460ae
  6. #6966a7
  7. #6d6b9f
  8. #727097
  9. #77758f
  10. #7b7b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #595797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006c85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #195acf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d54cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d60a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514bcd {
  color: #514bcd;
}
Background
.bg-514bcd {
  background-color: #514bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514bcd {
  border: 2px solid #514bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514bcd, #924bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 205 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 1.68 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.21 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.60 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.47 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 9.34 #aeb432 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Iris
#514bcd  rgb(81, 75, 205)  hsl(243, 57%, 55%)  Iris
#c7cd4b  rgb(199, 205, 75)  hsl(63, 57%, 55%)  June Bud
#cd514b  rgb(205, 81, 75)  hsl(3, 57%, 55%)  Indian Red
#4bcd51  rgb(75, 205, 81)  hsl(123, 57%, 55%)  Lime Green