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#545CA5

#545ca5 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#545ca5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.94% red, 36.08% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.09% cyan, 44.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 234.07°, with 32.53% saturation and 48.82% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 7.68.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1226

Complementary

  1. #545ca5
  2. #a59d54

Split complementary

  1. #545ca5
  2. #a57454
  3. #84a554

Analogous

  1. #5484a5
  2. #545ca5
  3. #7454a5

Triadic

  1. #545ca5
  2. #a5545c
  3. #5ca554

Tetradic

  1. #545ca5
  2. #9d54a5
  3. #a59d54
  4. #5ca554

Square

  1. #545ca5
  2. #a55484
  3. #a59d54
  4. #54a574

Monochromatic

  1. #202340
  2. #3a4072
  3. #545ca5
  4. #858bc1
  5. #b7bbdb

Shades

#545ca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #545ca5
  2. #4c5395
  3. #434a84
  4. #3b4074
  5. #323763
  6. #2a2e53
  7. #222542
  8. #191c32
  9. #111221
  10. #080911
  11. #000000

Tints

#545ca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #545ca5
  2. #656cae
  3. #767db7
  4. #878dc0
  5. #989dc9
  6. #aaaed2
  7. #bbbedb
  8. #cccee4
  9. #dddeed
  10. #eeeff6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#545ca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #545ca5
  2. #5860a1
  3. #5d639e
  4. #61679a
  5. #666a96
  6. #6a6e93
  7. #6e728f
  8. #73758b
  9. #777987
  10. #7c7c84
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6082 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f66a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #385fa3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #356b78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4862a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #455ea4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #43668c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-545ca5 {
  color: #545ca5;
}
Background
.bg-545ca5 {
  background-color: #545ca5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-545ca5 {
  border: 2px solid #545ca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #545ca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 84 92 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 33% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-545ca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #545ca5, #7454a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-545ca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(84 92 165 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.68 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.41 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.72 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.97 #1560bd Denim ΔE 9.21 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.55 #aba35a Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#545ca5  rgb(84, 92, 165)  hsl(234, 33%, 49%)  Slate Blue
#a59d54  rgb(165, 157, 84)  hsl(54, 33%, 49%)  Brass
#a5545c  rgb(165, 84, 92)  hsl(354, 33%, 49%)  Redwood
#5ca554  rgb(92, 165, 84)  hsl(114, 33%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green