What color is #546D9B?

#546D9B is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #546D9B?

The RGB value is 84, 109, 155: 84 red, 109 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #546D9B?

The complementary color is #9B8254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #546D9B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#546D9B color

#546D9B rgb(84, 109, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #546D9B is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 42.7% green and 60.8% blue (84, 109, 155).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 30% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Clean Slate (#577396), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#546D9B color codes

HEX	`#546D9B`
RGB	`rgb(84, 109, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 42.7%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 30%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 46%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 30%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.89, 3.67, -27.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.89, 28.07, 277.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.039, 15.188, 33.143)`
Decimal	`5533083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #546D9B, 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 #546D9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#546D9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #546D9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #546d9b; }
.text { color: #546d9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #546d9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 109 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #546d9b, #5f549b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #546D9B?: #546D9B is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Clean Slate. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #546D9B?: The RGB value is 84, 109, 155: 84 red, 109 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #546D9B?: The complementary color is #9B8254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #546D9B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.