What color is #544B77?

#544B77 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 #544B77?

The RGB value is 84, 75, 119: 84 red, 75 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544B77?

The complementary color is #6E774B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544B77 color

#544B77 rgb(84, 75, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #544B77 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 29.4% green and 46.7% blue (84, 75, 119).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Freshly Purpleized (#5C5083), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#544B77 color codes

HEX	`#544B77`
RGB	`rgb(84, 75, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 29.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 37%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.5, 14.4, -23.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.5, 27.81, 301.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.501, 8.249, 18.541)`
Decimal	`5524343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544B77, 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 #544B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #544B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544b77; }
.text { color: #544b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 75 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544b77, #6a4b77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #544B77?: #544B77 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 #544B77?: The RGB value is 84, 75, 119: 84 red, 75 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544B77?: The complementary color is #6E774B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.