Recognised as Colour

#545AAE

#545AAE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#545AAE is a blue with RGB values 84, 90, 174 and HSL 236°, 36%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#545AAE#545AAE

HEX#545AAE

RGBrgb(84, 90, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.3529, 0.6824

RGB percentages32.9%, 35.3%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(236, 35.7%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236, 51.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK51.7%, 48.3%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,528,238

CSS custom property--colour: #545AAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.09:1

Contrast with white6.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#ABA551

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3466B1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2B5FACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Tritanopia#2E6C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.3 Slate blue · ΔE 19.1 Medium purple · ΔE 20.7 Royal blue · ΔE 21 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AEA854

Analogous#5487AE, #7B54AE

Triadic#AE545A, #5AAE54

Split complementary#AE7B54, #87AE54

Tetradic#AE5487, #AEA854, #54AE7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEE0F0

Lighter +30%#BCBEDF

Lighter +20%#999DCF

Lighter +10%#777BBE

Darker −10%#43478C

Darker −20%#32366A

Darker −30%#222447

Darker −40%#111325

More saturated +25%#343FCE

Less saturated −25%#73758F

Channel breakdown

R84

G90

B174

Red84 (32.9%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue236°

Saturation (HSL)35.71%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 54 · G 5A · B AE

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