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#554AED

#554aed ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#554aed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 29.02% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.14% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 244.05°, with 81.91% saturation and 60.98% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.1294

Complementary

  1. #554aed
  2. #e2ed4a

Split complementary

  1. #554aed
  2. #eda74a
  3. #90ed4a

Analogous

  1. #4a90ed
  2. #554aed
  3. #a74aed

Triadic

  1. #554aed
  2. #ed554a
  3. #4aed55

Tetradic

  1. #554aed
  2. #ed4ae2
  3. #e2ed4a
  4. #4aed55

Square

  1. #554aed
  2. #ed4a90
  3. #e2ed4a
  4. #4aeda7

Monochromatic

  1. #170e90
  2. #2215d5
  3. #554aed
  4. #9690f4
  5. #d8d5fb

Shades

#554aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554aed
  2. #4d43d5
  3. #443bbe
  4. #3c34a6
  5. #332c8e
  6. #2b2577
  7. #221e5f
  8. #1a1647
  9. #110f2f
  10. #090718
  11. #000000

Tints

#554aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554aed
  2. #665cef
  3. #776ef1
  4. #8880f2
  5. #9992f4
  6. #aaa5f6
  7. #bbb7f8
  8. #ccc9fa
  9. #dddbfb
  10. #eeedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554aed
  2. #594fe2
  3. #5e55d7
  4. #625acc
  5. #6660c1
  6. #6b65b7
  7. #6f6aac
  8. #7370a1
  9. #777596
  10. #7c7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f5bad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005eea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007696 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b67bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554aed {
  color: #554aed;
}
Background
.bg-554aed {
  background-color: #554aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554aed {
  border: 2px solid #554aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 74 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 82% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554aed, #a74aed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 74 237 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.62 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.87 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.21 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.96 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.98 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.70 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.87 #aab512 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#554aed  rgb(85, 74, 237)  hsl(244, 82%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#e2ed4a  rgb(226, 237, 74)  hsl(64, 82%, 61%)  Pear
#ed554a  rgb(237, 85, 74)  hsl(4, 82%, 61%)  Cinnabar
#4aed55  rgb(74, 237, 85)  hsl(124, 82%, 61%)  Malachite