Information about #514E79 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #514E79 reads as a gently muted classic blue and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Enigma (#515072). Nearby in the Register you will also find Purple Navy (#4E5180) and Hendrix (#4C567C).
The recipe behind #514E79 is rgb(81, 78, 121), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #514E79 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #514E79 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#514E79 color variations
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#514E79 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#514E79 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#514E79 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#514E79 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#514E79 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #514E79 color
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Nearest named colors to #514E79
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#515072
#4E5180
#4C567C
#5A4F74
#4E5481
#4C516D
#454C73
#58427C
#475877
#47526E
#564786
#4F4081
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#514E79
- RGB81, 78, 121
- CMYK16, 17, 0, 53
- CSSrgb(81, 78, 121)
- HSL244°, 22%, 39%
- HSL Precise244.186°, 21.608%, 39.02%
- HSV244°, 36%, 47%
- HSB244°, 36%, 47%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.306
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
- GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.306, 0.475)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.306, 0.475, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.306, 0.475)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB30.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID514E79
- DECIMAL ID5328505
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
