What color is #544B62?

#544B62 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544B62?

The RGB value is 84, 75, 98: 84 red, 75 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544B62?

The complementary color is #59624B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544B62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544B62 color

#544B62 rgb(84, 75, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #544B62 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 29.4% green and 38.4% blue (84, 75, 98).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#544B62 color codes

HEX	`#544B62`
RGB	`rgb(84, 75, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 29.4%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 23%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.56, 8.88, -12.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.56, 14.98, 306.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.376, 7.799, 12.617)`
Decimal	`5524322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544B62, 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 #544B62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544B62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #544B62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544b62; }
.text { color: #544b62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544b62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 75 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544b62, #604b62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #544B62?: #544B62 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544B62?: The RGB value is 84, 75, 98: 84 red, 75 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544B62?: The complementary color is #59624B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544B62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.