What color is #545F8E?

#545F8E is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545F8E?

The RGB value is 84, 95, 142: 84 red, 95 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545F8E?

The complementary color is #8E8354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545F8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545F8E color

#545F8E rgb(84, 95, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #545F8E is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 37.3% green and 55.7% blue (84, 95, 142).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#545F8E color codes

HEX	`#545F8E`
RGB	`rgb(84, 95, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 37.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 41%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 33%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.25, 8.37, -27.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.25, 28.57, 287.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.629, 12.022, 27.241)`
Decimal	`5529486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545F8E, 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 #545F8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#545F8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #545F8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545f8e; }
.text { color: #545f8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545f8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 95 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545f8e, #66548e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #545F8E?: #545F8E is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545F8E?: The RGB value is 84, 95, 142: 84 red, 95 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545F8E?: The complementary color is #8E8354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545F8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.