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#514BDE

#514bde ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#514bde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.51% cyan, 66.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 242.45°, with 69.01% saturation and 58.24% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.1206

Complementary

  1. #514bde
  2. #d8de4b

Split complementary

  1. #514bde
  2. #de9b4b
  3. #8fde4b

Analogous

  1. #4b8fde
  2. #514bde
  3. #9b4bde

Triadic

  1. #514bde
  2. #de514b
  3. #4bde51

Tetradic

  1. #514bde
  2. #de4bd8
  3. #d8de4b
  4. #4bde51

Square

  1. #514bde
  2. #de4b8f
  3. #d8de4b
  4. #4bde9b

Monochromatic

  1. #1a167a
  2. #2822ba
  3. #514bde
  4. #908cea
  5. #ceccf6

Shades

#514bde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514bde
  2. #4944c8
  3. #413cb2
  4. #39359b
  5. #312d85
  6. #29266f
  7. #201e59
  8. #181743
  9. #100f2c
  10. #080816
  11. #000000

Tints

#514bde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514bde
  2. #625de1
  3. #746fe5
  4. #8581e8
  5. #9793eb
  6. #a8a5ef
  7. #b9b7f2
  8. #cbc9f5
  9. #dcdbf8
  10. #eeedfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514bde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514bde
  2. #5650d5
  3. #5a56cb
  4. #5f5bc2
  5. #6460b8
  6. #6966af
  7. #6d6ba6
  8. #72709c
  9. #777593
  10. #7b7b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b59a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00728e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005de1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0055dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e64b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514bde {
  color: #514bde;
}
Background
.bg-514bde {
  background-color: #514bde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514bde {
  border: 2px solid #514bde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514bde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 69% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514bde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514bde, #9b4bde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514bde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 222 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 2.32 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.35 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.18 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.47 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.70 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.16 #aeb421 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#514bde  rgb(81, 75, 222)  hsl(242, 69%, 58%)  Iris
#d8de4b  rgb(216, 222, 75)  hsl(62, 69%, 58%)  Pear
#de514b  rgb(222, 81, 75)  hsl(2, 69%, 58%)  Cinnabar
#4bde51  rgb(75, 222, 81)  hsl(122, 69%, 58%)  Malachite