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#544DA3 Color

#544DA3 is rgb(84, 77, 163) in RGB, hsl(245, 36%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 53%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#544DA3
HEX#544DA3
RGBrgb(84, 77, 163)
HSLhsl(245, 36%, 47%)
HSVhsv(245, 53%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 53%, 0%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(47.2% 0.134 283.7)
LABlab(36.95% 21.13 -46.52)
LCHlch(36.95% 51.09 294.43)

What #544DA3 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 #544DA3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Slate Blue#483D8BΔE 7.67Royal Purple#7851A9ΔE 11.76Violet-blue#324AB2ΔE 13.07Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 13.19Violet-blue (Crayola)#766EC8ΔE 13.42Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 13.54

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

#544DA3 Channel Values

How #544DA3 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 77 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 245° · S 36% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 245° · S 53% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 53% · Y 0% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.08:1 vs white · 2.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #544DA3 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 text7.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #544DA3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #544DA3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #544DA3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#544DA3
Complementary
#9CA34D
Analogous
#4D71A3
Analogous
#7F4DA3
Triadic
#A3544D
Triadic
#4DA354
Split comp.
#A37F4D
Split comp.
#71A34D

Tints & Shades of #544DA3

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.

Tints

#675FB4
#817BC1
#9893CC
#AFACD8
#C7C4E3
#E1E0F0

Shades

#49438E
#3E3979
#342F65
#27244C
#1D1A37
#121023

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #544DA3.

How #544DA3 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#544DA3
Protanopia#4E4EA3
Protanomaly#514EA3
Deuteranopia#4F4FA3
Deuteranomaly#514EA3
Tritanopia#405E5E
Tritanomaly#49577F
Achromatopsia#585858

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #544DA3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-544da3: #544DA3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #544DA3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-544da3': '#544DA3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.302, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_544da3">#544DA3</color>
SVG fillfill="#544DA3"

More Blue Colors

#544DA3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#544DA3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #544DA3?

#544DA3 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(84, 77, 163) in RGB and hsl(245, 36%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.67.

What is the RGB value of #544DA3?

#544DA3 is rgb(84, 77, 163) — red 84, green 77, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #544DA3?

#544DA3 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 53%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #544DA3 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #544DA3 scores 7.08:1 against white and 2.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #544DA3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #544DA3 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 7.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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