What color is #545274?

#545274 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 #545274?

The RGB value is 84, 82, 116: 84 red, 82 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545274?

The complementary color is #727452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545274?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545274 color

#545274 rgb(84, 82, 116)

Shades of blue

The hex color #545274 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 32.2% green and 45.5% blue (84, 82, 116).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#545274 color codes

HEX	`#545274`
RGB	`rgb(84, 82, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 32.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 29%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.33, 9.1, -19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.33, 21.14, 295.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.825, 9.18, 17.774)`
Decimal	`5526132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545274, 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 #545274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #545274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545274; }
.text { color: #545274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 82 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545274, #655274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #545274?: #545274 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 #545274?: The RGB value is 84, 82, 116: 84 red, 82 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545274?: The complementary color is #727452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545274?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.