What color is #545579?

#545579 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 #545579?

The RGB value is 84, 85, 121: 84 red, 85 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545579?

The complementary color is #797854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545579?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545579 color

#545579 rgb(84, 85, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #545579 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 33.3% green and 47.5% blue (84, 85, 121).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#545579 color codes

HEX	`#545579`
RGB	`rgb(84, 85, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 33.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 30%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.41, 8.58, -20.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.41, 22.22, 292.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.355, 9.762, 19.424)`
Decimal	`5526905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545579, 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 #545579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #545579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545579; }
.text { color: #545579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 85 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545579, #655479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #545579?: #545579 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 #545579?: The RGB value is 84, 85, 121: 84 red, 85 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545579?: The complementary color is #797854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545579?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.