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#514BFF closest to Meteor Shower

#514BFF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Meteor Shower. In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 29.4% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(81, 75, 255)). Its HSL value is 242° hue, 100% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 68% cyan, 71% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #514BFF is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.53:1.

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Variations of #514BFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#514BFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#514BFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #514BFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0060FC
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0071FF
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0067FF
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0060FC
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #005CFD
  • Tritanopia 59% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #007DA0
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #3064DA
  • Achromatopsia 49% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #696969
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6362A1

#514BFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.53:1 Good#514BFF text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.80:1 Poor#514BFF text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#514BFF in CSS

/* Meteor Shower */
.color { color: #514BFF; }
.background { background-color: #514BFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #514BFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(81 75 255);
color: hsl(242 100% 65%);
color: oklch(0.543 0.255 275.2);

#514BFF FAQ

What color is #514BFF?

#514BFF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Meteor Shower. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #514BFF?

#514BFF is rgb(81, 75, 255) in RGB, hsl(242, 100%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(68%, 71%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #514BFF?

The complementary color of #514BFF is #F9FF4B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #514BFF?

White text has the best contrast on #514BFF: 5.53:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #514BFF a warm or cool color?

#514BFF is a cool color.