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Recognised as Colour

#545C89

  • #545C89
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#545C89 is a blue with RGB values 84, 92, 137 and HSL 231°, 24%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#545C89#545C89
HEX#545C89
RGBrgb(84, 92, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.3294, 0.3608, 0.5373
RGB percentages32.9%, 36.1%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(230.9, 24%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 38.7%, 53.7%)
CMYK38.7%, 32.8%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,528,713
CSS custom property--colour: #545C89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.42:1
Contrast with white6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#ABA376

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D618Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A5D88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#44656Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.8Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4Dim grey · ΔE 27.8Gray · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#898154
Analogous#547789, #675489
Triadic#89545C, #5C8954
Split complementary#896654, #778954
Tetradic#895477, #898154, #548966

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CACDDF
Lighter +30%#ABB0CB
Lighter +20%#8B92B8
Lighter +10%#6B74A5
Darker −10%#414769
Darker −20%#2D324A
Darker −30%#1A1C2A
Darker −40%#06070B
More saturated +25%#3849A5
Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R84
G92
B137
Red84 (32.9%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue230.94°
Saturation (HSL)23.98%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 54 · G 5C · B 89

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