What color is #544D87?

#544D87 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544D87?

The RGB value is 84, 77, 135: 84 red, 77 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544D87?

The complementary color is #80874D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544D87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544D87 color

#544D87 rgb(84, 77, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #544D87 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 30.2% green and 52.9% blue (84, 77, 135).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#544D87 color codes

HEX	`#544D87`
RGB	`rgb(84, 77, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 30.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 43%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 43%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.87, 17.71, -31.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.87, 36.15, 299.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.682, 8.942, 24.08)`
Decimal	`5524871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544D87, 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 #544D87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544D87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #544D87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544d87; }
.text { color: #544d87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544d87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 77 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544d87, #714d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #544D87?: #544D87 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544D87?: The RGB value is 84, 77, 135: 84 red, 77 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544D87?: The complementary color is #80874D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544D87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.