Colour

#545A72

#545A72
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#545A72 is a blue with RGB values 84, 90, 114 and HSL 228°, 15%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#545A72#545A72

HEX#545A72

RGBrgb(84, 90, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.3529, 0.4471

RGB percentages32.9%, 35.3%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(228, 15.2%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228, 26.3%, 44.7%)

CMYK26.3%, 21.1%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,528,178

CSS custom property--colour: #545A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1

Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#ABA58D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#535C73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#515A71no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Tritanopia#4D5E62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.8 Dim grey · ΔE 15.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20 Gray · ΔE 21.1 Steel blue · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#726C54

Analogous#546972, #5D5472

Triadic#72545A, #5A7254

Split complementary#725D54, #697254

Tetradic#725469, #726C54, #54725D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C1C4D1

Lighter +30%#A3A8BC

Lighter +20%#868CA6

Lighter +10%#6A718F

Darker −10%#3E4355

Darker −20%#292C37

Darker −30%#13141A

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#3B4B8B

Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R84

G90

B114

Red84 (32.9%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue228°

Saturation (HSL)15.15%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 54 · G 5A · B 72

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Colour values

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