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#514BFF

#514bff ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#514bff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 29.41% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.24% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 242°, with 100% saturation and 64.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.14

Complementary

  1. #514bff
  2. #f9ff4b

Split complementary

  1. #514bff
  2. #ffab4b
  3. #9fff4b

Analogous

  1. #4b9fff
  2. #514bff
  3. #ab4bff

Triadic

  1. #514bff
  2. #ff514b
  3. #4bff51

Tetradic

  1. #514bff
  2. #ff4bf9
  3. #f9ff4b
  4. #4bff51

Square

  1. #514bff
  2. #ff4b9f
  3. #f9ff4b
  4. #4bffab

Monochromatic

  1. #0600b1
  2. #0800fe
  3. #514bff
  4. #9b98ff
  5. #e5e4ff

Shades

#514bff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #514bff
  2. #4944e6
  3. #413ccc
  4. #3935b3
  5. #312d99
  6. #292680
  7. #201e66
  8. #18174d
  9. #100f33
  10. #08081a
  11. #000000

Tints

#514bff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #514bff
  2. #625dff
  3. #746fff
  4. #8581ff
  5. #9793ff
  6. #a8a5ff
  7. #b9b7ff
  8. #cbc9ff
  9. #dcdbff
  10. #eeedff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#514bff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #514bff
  2. #5650f2
  3. #5a56e6
  4. #5f5bd9
  5. #6460cc
  6. #6966c0
  7. #6d6bb3
  8. #7270a6
  9. #777599
  10. #7b7b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #605eb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007da0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0064ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006dcd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-514bff {
  color: #514bff;
}
Background
.bg-514bff {
  background-color: #514bff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-514bff {
  border: 2px solid #514bff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #514bff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 75 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-514bff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #514bff, #ab4bff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-514bff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 75 255 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.26 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.83 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.13 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.61 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.08 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.42 #aeb400 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#514bff  rgb(81, 75, 255)  hsl(242, 100%, 65%)  Majorelle Blue
#f9ff4b  rgb(249, 255, 75)  hsl(62, 100%, 65%)  Daffodil
#ff514b  rgb(255, 81, 75)  hsl(2, 100%, 65%)  Pastel Red
#4bff51  rgb(75, 255, 81)  hsl(122, 100%, 65%)  Neon Green