Information about #514A6E color

#514A6E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#514A6E falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 74, 110) — 31.8% red, 29% green, 43.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 14 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #514A6E reads as a softly toned classic blue and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Enigma (#515072). Slightly further away sit Independence (#4C516D) and Safflower (#5A4F74).

The recipe behind #514A6E is rgb(81, 74, 110), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #514A6E: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#514A6E color variations

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#514A6E 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 #514A6E

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

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Bellflower color link
Bellflower

#5D3F6A

Aurora color link
Aurora

#5A4D60

Meteorite color link
Meteorite

#4A3B6A

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#514A6E
  • RGB81, 74, 110
  • CMYK11, 14, 0, 57
  • HSL252°, 20%, 36%
  • HSL Precise251.667°, 19.565%, 36.078%
  • HSV252°, 33%, 43%
  • HSB252°, 33%, 43%
  • HEX ID514A6E
  • DECIMAL ID5327470
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.1%
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