What color is #545A9D?

#545A9D is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545A9D?

The RGB value is 84, 90, 157: 84 red, 90 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545A9D?

The complementary color is #9D9754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545A9D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545A9D color

#545A9D rgb(84, 90, 157)

Shades of blue

The hex color #545A9D is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 35.3% green and 61.6% blue (84, 90, 157).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 30% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#545A9D color codes

HEX	`#545A9D`
RGB	`rgb(84, 90, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 35.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 30%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 46%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 43%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.62, 16.14, -37.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.62, 40.64, 293.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.396, 11.631, 33.431)`
Decimal	`5528221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545A9D, 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 #545A9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545A9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #545A9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545a9d; }
.text { color: #545a9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545a9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 90 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545a9d, #73549d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #545A9D?: #545A9D is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545A9D?: The RGB value is 84, 90, 157: 84 red, 90 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545A9D?: The complementary color is #9D9754, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545A9D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.