What color is #544A76?

#544A76 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544A76?

The RGB value is 84, 74, 118: 84 red, 74 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544A76?

The complementary color is #6C764A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544A76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544A76 color

#544A76 rgb(84, 74, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #544A76 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 29% green and 46.3% blue (84, 74, 118).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#544A76 color codes

HEX	`#544A76`
RGB	`rgb(84, 74, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 29%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 37%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 37%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.17, 14.76, -23.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.17, 27.9, 301.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.374, 8.09, 18.204)`
Decimal	`5524086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544A76, 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 #544A76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544A76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #544A76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544a76; }
.text { color: #544a76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544a76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 74 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544a76, #6a4a76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #544A76?: #544A76 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544A76?: The RGB value is 84, 74, 118: 84 red, 74 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544A76?: The complementary color is #6C764A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544A76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.