What color is #544F84?

#544F84 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #544F84?

The RGB value is 84, 79, 132: 84 red, 79 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #544F84?

The complementary color is #7F844F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #544F84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#544F84 color

#544F84 rgb(84, 79, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #544F84 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 31% green and 51.8% blue (84, 79, 132).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#544F84 color codes

HEX	`#544F84`
RGB	`rgb(84, 79, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 31%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 40%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 40%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.26, 15.55, -29.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.26, 32.96, 298.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.616, 9.142, 23.031)`
Decimal	`5525380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #544F84, 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 #544F84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#544F84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #544F84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #544f84; }
.text { color: #544f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #544f84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 79 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #544f84, #6f4f84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #544F84?: #544F84 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #544F84?: The RGB value is 84, 79, 132: 84 red, 79 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #544F84?: The complementary color is #7F844F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #544F84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.