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#545678 Color

#545678 is rgb(84, 86, 120) in RGB, hsl(237, 18%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 28%, 0%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Independence (#4C516D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#545678
HEX#545678
RGBrgb(84, 86, 120)
HSLhsl(237, 18%, 40%)
HSVhsv(237, 30%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 28%, 0%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(46.5% 0.055 281.4)
LABlab(37.45% 5.60 -19.72)
LCHlch(37.45% 20.49 285.85)

What #545678 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 #545678, 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 blue in the library.

#545678 Channel Values

How #545678 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 86 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 237° · S 18% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 237° · S 30% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.05:1 vs white · 2.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #545678 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 text7.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #545678

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #545678; 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 #545678

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

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How #545678 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#545678
Protanopia#565678
Protanomaly#555678
Deuteranopia#555578
Deuteranomaly#555678
Tritanopia#4E5B5B
Tritanomaly#515968
Achromatopsia#595959

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Using #545678 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-545678: #545678;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #545678;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-545678': '#545678' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.329, green: 0.337, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_545678">#545678</color>
SVG fillfill="#545678"

More Blue Colors

#545678 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#545678 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #545678?

#545678 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(84, 86, 120) in RGB and hsl(237, 18%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Independence (#4C516D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.41.

What is the RGB value of #545678?

#545678 is rgb(84, 86, 120) — red 84, green 86, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #545678?

#545678 converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 28%, 0%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #545678 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #545678 scores 7.05:1 against white and 2.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #545678 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #545678 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 19.8, which is visibly different.

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