#545671
Charcoal · dark cool blue
About #545671
#545671 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 33% red, 34% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 14.9), with Eggplant the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #716F54 (mocha), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.13:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.13:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #545671?
#545671 is a dark, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 33% red, 34% green and 44% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 26% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #545671?
Use white text. White on #545671 has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #545671?
Its complementary colour is #716F54, and analogous partners are #546571 and #605471.