What color is #545174?

#545174 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545174?

The RGB value is 84, 81, 116: 84 red, 81 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545174?

The complementary color is #717451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545174?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545174 color

#545174 rgb(84, 81, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #545174 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 31.8% green and 45.5% blue (84, 81, 116).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#545174 color codes

HEX	`#545174`
RGB	`rgb(84, 81, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 31.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 30%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.04, 9.74, -19.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.04, 21.82, 296.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.75, 9.03, 17.749)`
Decimal	`5525876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545174, 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 #545174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #545174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545174; }
.text { color: #545174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 81 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545174, #655174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #545174?: #545174 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545174?: The RGB value is 84, 81, 116: 84 red, 81 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545174?: The complementary color is #717451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545174?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.