What color is #544A7A?

#544A7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544A7A?

The RGB value is 84, 74, 122: 84 red, 74 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544A7A?

The complementary color is #707A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544A7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544A7A color

#544A7A rgb(84, 74, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #544A7A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 29% green and 47.8% blue (84, 74, 122).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 24% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#544A7A color codes

HEX	`#544A7A`
RGB	`rgb(84, 74, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 29%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 24%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 39%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 39%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.37, 15.88, -25.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.37, 30.34, 301.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.617, 8.187, 19.482)`
Decimal	`5524090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544A7A, 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 #544A7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544A7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #544A7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544a7a; }
.text { color: #544a7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544a7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 74 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544a7a, #6c4a7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #544A7A?: #544A7A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freshly Purpleized. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544A7A?: The RGB value is 84, 74, 122: 84 red, 74 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544A7A?: The complementary color is #707A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544A7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.