Information about #514D75 color

#514D75 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#514D75 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 77, 117) — 31.8% red, 30.2% green, 45.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 16 / 0 / 54. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #514D75 reads as a calm, restrained blue and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Enigma (#515072). Nearby in the Register you will also find Safflower (#5A4F74) and Independence (#4C516D).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(81, 77, 117)), which gives #514D75 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #514D75 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#514D75 color variations

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

#514D75 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 #514D75

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

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Cyber Grape color link
Cyber Grape

#58427C

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#514D75
  • RGB81, 77, 117
  • CMYK14, 16, 0, 54
  • CSSrgb(81, 77, 117)
  • HSL246°, 21%, 38%
  • HSL Precise246°, 20.619%, 38.039%
  • HSV246°, 34%, 46%
  • HSB246°, 34%, 46%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.302, 0.459)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.302, 0.459, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.302, 0.459)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB30.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID514D75
  • DECIMAL ID5328245
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01