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#545AAE

#545aae ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#545aae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 35.29% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.72% cyan, 48.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 236°, with 35.71% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1225

Complementary

  1. #545aae
  2. #aea854

Split complementary

  1. #545aae
  2. #ae7b54
  3. #87ae54

Analogous

  1. #5487ae
  2. #545aae
  3. #7b54ae

Triadic

  1. #545aae
  2. #ae545a
  3. #5aae54

Tetradic

  1. #545aae
  2. #a854ae
  3. #aea854
  4. #5aae54

Square

  1. #545aae
  2. #ae5487
  3. #aea854
  4. #54ae7b

Monochromatic

  1. #222447
  2. #3a3f7b
  3. #545aae
  4. #888cc7
  5. #bcbedf

Shades

#545aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #545aae
  2. #4c519d
  3. #43488b
  4. #3b3f7a
  5. #323668
  6. #2a2d57
  7. #222446
  8. #191b34
  9. #111223
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#545aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #545aae
  2. #656bb6
  3. #767bbe
  4. #878cc6
  5. #989cce
  6. #aaadd7
  7. #bbbddf
  8. #cccee7
  9. #dddeef
  10. #eeeff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#545aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #545aae
  2. #585ea9
  3. #5d62a5
  4. #6165a0
  5. #66699c
  6. #6a6d97
  7. #6e7192
  8. #73758e
  9. #777889
  10. #7c7c85
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d5f87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3466b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b5fac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e6c7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4361b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f5dad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #416592 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-545aae {
  color: #545aae;
}
Background
.bg-545aae {
  background-color: #545aae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-545aae {
  border: 2px solid #545aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #545aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 90 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 36% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-545aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #545aae, #7b54ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-545aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 90 174 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.30 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.44 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.70 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.84 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.92 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.14 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.18 #aba551 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#545aae  rgb(84, 90, 174)  hsl(236, 36%, 51%)  Slate Blue
#aea854  rgb(174, 168, 84)  hsl(56, 36%, 51%)  Brass
#ae545a  rgb(174, 84, 90)  hsl(356, 36%, 51%)  Redwood
#5aae54  rgb(90, 174, 84)  hsl(116, 36%, 51%)  Mantis