What color is #545481?

#545481 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 #545481?

The RGB value is 84, 84, 129: 84 red, 84 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545481?

The complementary color is #818154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545481?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545481 color

#545481 rgb(84, 84, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #545481 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 32.9% green and 50.6% blue (84, 84, 129).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#545481 color codes

HEX	`#545481`
RGB	`rgb(84, 84, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 32.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 35%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.5, 11.48, -25.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.5, 27.76, 294.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.788, 9.81, 22.09)`
Decimal	`5526657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545481, 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 #545481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #545481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545481; }
.text { color: #545481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 84 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545481, #6a5481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #545481?: #545481 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 #545481?: The RGB value is 84, 84, 129: 84 red, 84 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545481?: The complementary color is #818154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545481?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.