What color is #54517A?

#54517A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #54517A?

The RGB value is 84, 81, 122: 84 red, 81 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #54517A?

The complementary color is #777A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #54517A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#54517A color

#54517A rgb(84, 81, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #54517A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 31.8% green and 47.8% blue (84, 81, 122).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#54517A color codes

HEX	`#54517A`
RGB	`rgb(84, 81, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 31.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 34%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.32, 11.4, -22.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.32, 25.5, 296.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.111, 9.175, 19.647)`
Decimal	`5525882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #54517A, 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 #54517A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#54517A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #54517A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #54517a; }
.text { color: #54517a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #54517a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 81 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #54517a, #69517a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #54517A?: #54517A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #54517A?: The RGB value is 84, 81, 122: 84 red, 81 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #54517A?: The complementary color is #777A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #54517A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.