What color is #544A5E?

#544A5E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544A5E?

The RGB value is 84, 74, 94: 84 red, 74 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544A5E?

The complementary color is #545E4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544A5E color

#544A5E rgb(84, 74, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #544A5E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 29% green and 36.9% blue (84, 74, 94).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#544A5E color codes

HEX	`#544A5E`
RGB	`rgb(84, 74, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 29%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 21%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 21%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.12, 8.55, -10.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.12, 13.31, 309.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.125, 7.591, 11.625)`
Decimal	`5524062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544A5E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #544A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #544A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544a5e; }
.text { color: #544a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 74 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544a5e, #5e4a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #544A5E?: #544A5E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544A5E?: The RGB value is 84, 74, 94: 84 red, 74 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544A5E?: The complementary color is #545E4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.