Colour

#514A72

#514A72
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#514A72 is a blue with RGB values 81, 74, 114 and HSL 251°, 21%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#514A72

RGBrgb(81, 74, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2902, 0.4471

RGB percentages31.8%, 29%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(250.5, 21.3%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 35.1%, 44.7%)

CMYK28.9%, 35.1%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,327,474

CSS custom property--colour: #514A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07862WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.16:1

Contrast with white8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E

Inverted#AEB58D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F5074no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#404E71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original

Tritanopia#4A5159no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.3 Slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Steel blue · ΔE 27.2 Dim grey · ΔE 27.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6B724A

Analogous#4A5772, #654A72

Triadic#72514A, #4A7251

Split complementary#72654A, #57724A

Tetradic#724A57, #6B724A, #4A7265

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BCB7D1

Lighter +30%#9F99BC

Lighter +20%#827AA8

Lighter +10%#675E91

Darker −10%#3B3653

Darker −20%#252234

Darker −30%#0F0E15

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#42338A

Less saturated −25%#5E5E5E

Channel breakdown

R81

G74

B114

Red81 (31.8%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue250.5°

Saturation (HSL)21.28%

Lightness36.86%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 51 · G 4A · B 72

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