What color is #545C81?

#545C81 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545C81?

The RGB value is 84, 92, 129: 84 red, 92 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545C81?

The complementary color is #817954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545C81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545C81 color

#545C81 rgb(84, 92, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #545C81 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 36.1% green and 50.6% blue (84, 92, 129).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#545C81 color codes

HEX	`#545C81`
RGB	`rgb(84, 92, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 36.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 29%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.79, 6.44, -21.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.79, 22.65, 286.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.445, 11.124, 22.309)`
Decimal	`5528705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545C81, 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 #545C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #545C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545c81; }
.text { color: #545c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 92 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545c81, #635481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #545C81?: #545C81 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545C81?: The RGB value is 84, 92, 129: 84 red, 92 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545C81?: The complementary color is #817954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545C81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.