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#554BC9

#554bc9 ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#554bc9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 29.41% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.71% cyan, 62.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 244.76°, with 53.85% saturation and 54.12% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 1.57.

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Relative luminance0.1118

Complementary

  1. #554bc9
  2. #bfc94b

Split complementary

  1. #554bc9
  2. #c9944b
  3. #80c94b

Analogous

  1. #4b80c9
  2. #554bc9
  3. #944bc9

Triadic

  1. #554bc9
  2. #c9554b
  3. #4bc955

Tetradic

  1. #554bc9
  2. #c94bbf
  3. #bfc94b
  4. #4bc955

Square

  1. #554bc9
  2. #c94b80
  3. #bfc94b
  4. #4bc994

Monochromatic

  1. #221c5f
  2. #372e99
  3. #554bc9
  4. #8d86db
  5. #c4c1ec

Shades

#554bc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554bc9
  2. #4d44b5
  3. #443ca1
  4. #3c358d
  5. #332d79
  6. #2b2665
  7. #221e50
  8. #1a173c
  9. #110f28
  10. #090814
  11. #000000

Tints

#554bc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554bc9
  2. #665dce
  3. #776fd4
  4. #8881d9
  5. #9993df
  6. #aaa5e4
  7. #bbb7e9
  8. #ccc9ef
  9. #dddbf4
  10. #eeedfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554bc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554bc9
  2. #5950c2
  3. #5e56ba
  4. #625bb3
  5. #6660ac
  6. #6b66a5
  7. #6f6b9d
  8. #737096
  9. #77758f
  10. #7c7b87
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a5795 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0e6a83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #245acb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1e54c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #385fa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554bc9 {
  color: #554bc9;
}
Background
.bg-554bc9 {
  background-color: #554bc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554bc9 {
  border: 2px solid #554bc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554bc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 75 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 54% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554bc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554bc9, #944bc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554bc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 75 201 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 1.57 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 3.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.83 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.32 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.69 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.29 #aab436 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Iris
#554bc9  rgb(85, 75, 201)  hsl(245, 54%, 54%)  Iris
#bfc94b  rgb(191, 201, 75)  hsl(65, 54%, 54%)  June Bud
#c9554b  rgb(201, 85, 75)  hsl(5, 54%, 54%)  Indian Red
#4bc955  rgb(75, 201, 85)  hsl(125, 54%, 54%)  Lime Green