Recognised as Colour

#545BA9

#545BA9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#545BA9 is a blue with RGB values 84, 91, 169 and HSL 235°, 34%, 50%. 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

#545BA9#545BA9

HEX#545BA9

RGBrgb(84, 91, 169)

RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.3569, 0.6627

RGB percentages32.9%, 35.7%, 66.3%

HSLhsl(235.1, 33.6%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.1, 50.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK50.3%, 46.2%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,528,489

CSS custom property--colour: #545BA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.1 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#ABA456

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A66ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#325FA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Tritanopia#326C7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.8 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 12.7 Slate blue · ΔE 22.7 Medium purple · ΔE 23.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5 Royal blue · ΔE 24.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A9A254

Analogous#5486A9, #7754A9

Triadic#A9545B, #5BA954

Split complementary#A97854, #86A954

Tetradic#A95486, #A9A254, #54A978

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DCDDED

Lighter +30%#BABCDC

Lighter +20%#979CCC

Lighter +10%#757BBB

Darker −10%#434987

Darker −20%#323665

Darker −30%#212443

Darker −40%#101221

More saturated +25%#3441C9

Less saturated −25%#747589

Channel breakdown

R84

G91

B169

Red84 (32.9%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue169 (66.3%)

Hue235.06°

Saturation (HSL)33.6%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 54 · G 5B · B A9

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