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Recognised as Colour

#514EAD

  • #514EAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#514EAD is a blue with RGB values 81, 78, 173 and HSL 242°, 38%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#514EAD#514EAD
HEX#514EAD
RGBrgb(81, 78, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3059, 0.6784
RGB percentages31.8%, 30.6%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(241.9, 37.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.9, 54.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK53.2%, 54.9%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,328,557
CSS custom property--colour: #514EAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#AEB152

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#145EB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0256ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2A6476no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.5Slate blue · ΔE 12.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 16Royal blue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 18.9Midnight blue · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AAAD4E
Analogous#4E7BAD, #804EAD
Triadic#AD514E, #4EAD51
Split complementary#AD804E, #7BAD4E
Tetradic#AD4E7B, #AAAD4E, #4EAD80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DAD9EE
Lighter +30%#B7B6DE
Lighter +20%#9593CE
Lighter +10%#7270BE
Darker −10%#413E8A
Darker −20%#302E67
Darker −30%#201E44
Darker −40%#0F0F20
More saturated +25%#342FCC
Less saturated −25%#6E6D8E

Channel breakdown

R81
G78
B173
Red81 (31.8%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue241.89°
Saturation (HSL)37.85%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 51 · G 4E · B AD

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