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Recognised as Colour

#514BD5

  • #514BD5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#514BD5 is a blue with RGB values 81, 75, 213 and HSL 243°, 62%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#514BD5#514BD5
HEX#514BD5
RGBrgb(81, 75, 213)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2941, 0.8353
RGB percentages31.8%, 29.4%, 83.5%
HSLhsl(242.6, 62.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.6, 64.8%, 83.5%)
CMYK62%, 64.8%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,327,829
CSS custom property--colour: #514BD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#AEB42A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005AD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006E89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.7Slate blue · ΔE 15Royal blue · ΔE 18.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.3Dark orchid · ΔE 24.6Medium purple · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFD54B
Analogous#4B8AD5, #964BD5
Triadic#D5514B, #4BD551
Split complementary#D5964B, #8AD54B
Tetradic#D54B8A, #CFD54B, #4BD596

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F0FC
Lighter +30%#C9C7F2
Lighter +20%#A19EE8
Lighter +10%#7974DF
Darker −10%#332DC0
Darker −20%#282397
Darker −30%#1D1A6D
Darker −40%#121044
More saturated +25%#382FF1
Less saturated −25%#6A67B9

Channel breakdown

R81
G75
B213
Red81 (31.8%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue213 (83.5%)
Hue242.61°
Saturation (HSL)62.16%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 4B · B D5

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