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#554C87

#554c87 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#554c87 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 29.8% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.04% cyan, 43.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black. Its hue angle is 249.15°, with 27.96% saturation and 41.37% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0885

Complementary

  1. #554c87
  2. #7e874c

Split complementary

  1. #554c87
  2. #87724c
  3. #60874c

Analogous

  1. #4c6087
  2. #554c87
  3. #724c87

Triadic

  1. #554c87
  2. #87554c
  3. #4c8755

Tetradic

  1. #554c87
  2. #874c7e
  3. #7e874c
  4. #4c8755

Square

  1. #554c87
  2. #874c60
  3. #7e874c
  4. #4c8772

Monochromatic

  1. #171525
  2. #363056
  3. #554c87
  4. #7a71af
  5. #a8a2ca

Shades

#554c87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554c87
  2. #4d447a
  3. #443d6c
  4. #3c355f
  5. #332e51
  6. #2b2644
  7. #221e36
  8. #1a1729
  9. #110f1b
  10. #09080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#554c87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554c87
  2. #665e93
  3. #77709f
  4. #8882ab
  5. #9994b7
  6. #aaa6c3
  7. #bbb7cf
  8. #ccc9db
  9. #dddbe7
  10. #eeedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554c87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554c87
  2. #595186
  3. #5e5686
  4. #625c85
  5. #666184
  6. #6b6684
  7. #6f6b83
  8. #737082
  9. #777681
  10. #7c7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #54516c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #395589 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #395386 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #485763 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #465288 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #465086 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e5373 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554c87 {
  color: #554c87;
}
Background
.bg-554c87 {
  background-color: #554c87;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554c87 {
  border: 2px solid #554c87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554c87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 76 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 28% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554c87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554c87, #724c87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554c87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 76 135 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.67 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.46 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.82 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.84 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.06 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 12.02 #aab378 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#554c87  rgb(85, 76, 135)  hsl(249, 28%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7e874c  rgb(126, 135, 76)  hsl(69, 28%, 41%)  Moss Green
#87554c  rgb(135, 85, 76)  hsl(9, 28%, 41%)  Tuscan Red
#4c8755  rgb(76, 135, 85)  hsl(129, 28%, 41%)  Sea Green