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Recognised as Colour

#514B68

  • #514B68
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#514B68 is a blue with RGB values 81, 75, 104 and HSL 252°, 16%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#514B68#514B68
HEX#514B68
RGBrgb(81, 75, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2941, 0.4078
RGB percentages31.8%, 29.4%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(252.4, 16.2%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.4, 27.9%, 40.8%)
CMYK22.1%, 27.9%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,327,720
CSS custom property--colour: #514B68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.22:1
Contrast with white8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#AEB497

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#444F69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#454E67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4C5055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 23.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.7Gray · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 21.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#62684B
Analogous#4B5468, #5F4B68
Triadic#68514B, #4B6851
Split complementary#685F4B, #54684B
Tetradic#684B53, #62684B, #4B685F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9B5CA
Lighter +30%#9E98B4
Lighter +20%#827A9F
Lighter +10%#686086
Darker −10%#3A364A
Darker −20%#23202D
Darker −30%#0C0B0F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#44357E
Less saturated −25%#5A5A5A

Channel breakdown

R81
G75
B104
Red81 (31.8%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue252.41°
Saturation (HSL)16.2%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 4B · B 68

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