Close to Medium Slate Blue
#545BFD
#545BFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 32.9% red, 35.7% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 98% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #545BFD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.29:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #545BFD as they’d see it.
#545BFD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #545BFD
What color is #545BFD?
#545BFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 32.9% red, 35.7% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 98% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #545BFD in RGB?
#545BFD is rgb(84, 91, 253): 84 red, 91 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #545BFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(67, 64, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #545BFD?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #545BFD?
Its complement #767409 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.