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#51549B

#51549b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#51549b is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 32.94% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.74% cyan, 45.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 237.57°, with 31.36% saturation and 46.27% 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 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.39.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1046

Complementary

  1. #51549b
  2. #9b9851

Split complementary

  1. #51549b
  2. #9b7351
  3. #799b51

Analogous

  1. #51799b
  2. #51549b
  3. #73519b

Triadic

  1. #51549b
  2. #9b5154
  3. #549b51

Tetradic

  1. #51549b
  2. #98519b
  3. #9b9851
  4. #549b51

Square

  1. #51549b
  2. #9b5179
  3. #9b9851
  4. #519b73

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1e36
  2. #373969
  3. #51549b
  4. #7d80bb
  5. #b0b1d5

Shades

#51549b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #51549b
  2. #494c8c
  3. #41437c
  4. #393b6d
  5. #31325d
  6. #292a4e
  7. #20223e
  8. #18192f
  9. #10111f
  10. #080810
  11. #000000

Tints

#51549b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #51549b
  2. #6265a5
  3. #7476af
  4. #8587b9
  5. #9798c3
  6. #a8aacd
  7. #b9bbd7
  8. #cbcce1
  9. #dcddeb
  10. #eeeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#51549b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #51549b
  2. #565898
  3. #5a5d96
  4. #5f6193
  5. #646690
  6. #696a8e
  7. #6d6e8b
  8. #727388
  9. #777785
  10. #7b7c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57587a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #375e9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #325899 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #376370 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #435a9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #40579a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #435d83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-51549b {
  color: #51549b;
}
Background
.bg-51549b {
  background-color: #51549b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-51549b {
  border: 2px solid #51549b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #51549b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 84 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 31% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-51549b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #51549b, #73519b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-51549b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 84 155 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.58 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.56 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.89 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.98 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.17 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.23 #aeab64 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#51549b  rgb(81, 84, 155)  hsl(238, 31%, 46%)  Dark Slate Blue
#9b9851  rgb(155, 152, 81)  hsl(58, 31%, 46%)  Moss Green
#9b5154  rgb(155, 81, 84)  hsl(358, 31%, 46%)  Redwood
#549b51  rgb(84, 155, 81)  hsl(118, 31%, 46%)  Shamrock Green