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#544860 Color

#544860 is rgb(84, 72, 96) in RGB, hsl(270, 14%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 62%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Taupe (#50404D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#544860
HEX#544860
RGBrgb(84, 72, 96)
HSLhsl(270, 14%, 33%)
HSVhsv(270, 25%, 38%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 62%)
OKLCHoklch(42.3% 0.042 307.4)
LABlab(32.54% 9.17 -12.24)
LCHlch(32.54% 15.29 306.82)

What #544860 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #544860, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#544860 Channel Values

How #544860 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 84 · G 72 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 270° · S 14% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 270° · S 25% · V 38%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 62%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.49:1 vs white · 2.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #544860 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #544860

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #544860; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #544860

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #544860.

How #544860 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#544860
Protanopia#4A4A60
Protanomaly#4E4960
Deuteranopia#4C4C60
Deuteranomaly#4F4B60
Tritanopia#514C4C
Tritanomaly#524A54
Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #544860 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-544860: #544860;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #544860;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-544860': '#544860' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.282, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_544860">#544860</color>
SVG fillfill="#544860"

More Purple Colors

#544860 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#544860 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #544860?

#544860 is a dark purple — rgb(84, 72, 96) in RGB and hsl(270, 14%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Taupe (#50404D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #544860?

#544860 is rgb(84, 72, 96) — red 84, green 72, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #544860?

#544860 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 62%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #544860 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #544860 scores 8.49:1 against white and 2.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #544860 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #544860 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 19.36, which is visibly different.

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