Information about #514991 color

#514991 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#514991 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 73, 145) — 31.8% red, 28.6% green, 56.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 28 / 0 / 43. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #514991 reads as a moderately toned deep-sea blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Victoria (#534491). Slightly further away sit Twilight (#4E518B) and Gigas (#564786).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 73, 145) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #514991: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#514991 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#514991 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #514991

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Victoria color link
Victoria

#534491

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

Blueberry color link
Blueberry

#464196

Blue Gem color link
Blue Gem

#4B3C8E

Daisy Bush color link
Daisy Bush

#5B3E90

Governor Bay color link
Governor Bay

#51559B

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

#514991 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#514991
  • RGB81, 73, 145
  • CMYK25, 28, 0, 43
  • HSL247°, 33%, 43%
  • HSL Precise246.667°, 33.028%, 42.745%
  • HSV247°, 50%, 57%
  • HSB247°, 50%, 57%
  • HEX ID514991
  • DECIMAL ID5327249
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
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