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#554C8A

#554c8a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#554c8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.41% cyan, 44.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 248.71°, with 28.97% saturation and 41.96% 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 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0894

Complementary

  1. #554c8a
  2. #818a4c

Split complementary

  1. #554c8a
  2. #8a744c
  3. #628a4c

Analogous

  1. #4c628a
  2. #554c8a
  3. #744c8a

Triadic

  1. #554c8a
  2. #8a554c
  3. #4c8a55

Tetradic

  1. #554c8a
  2. #8a4c81
  3. #818a4c
  4. #4c8a55

Square

  1. #554c8a
  2. #8a4c62
  3. #818a4c
  4. #4c8a74

Monochromatic

  1. #181627
  2. #373159
  3. #554c8a
  4. #7b71b1
  5. #a9a3cc

Shades

#554c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554c8a
  2. #4d447c
  3. #443d6e
  4. #3c3561
  5. #332e53
  6. #2b2645
  7. #221e37
  8. #1a1729
  9. #110f1c
  10. #09080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#554c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554c8a
  2. #665e96
  3. #7770a1
  4. #8882ad
  5. #9994b9
  6. #aaa6c5
  7. #bbb7d0
  8. #ccc9dc
  9. #dddbe8
  10. #eeedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554c8a
  2. #595189
  3. #5e5688
  4. #625c87
  5. #666186
  6. #6b6685
  7. #6f6b84
  8. #737083
  9. #777682
  10. #7c7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #55516e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #37568c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #375389 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #475864 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #45528b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #455089 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d5375 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554c8a {
  color: #554c8a;
}
Background
.bg-554c8a {
  background-color: #554c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554c8a {
  border: 2px solid #554c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 76 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 29% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554c8a, #744c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 76 138 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.32 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.62 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.82 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.49 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.53 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.05 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.38 #aab375 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#554c8a  rgb(85, 76, 138)  hsl(249, 29%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#818a4c  rgb(129, 138, 76)  hsl(69, 29%, 42%)  Moss Green
#8a554c  rgb(138, 85, 76)  hsl(9, 29%, 42%)  Tuscan Red
#4c8a55  rgb(76, 138, 85)  hsl(129, 29%, 42%)  Sea Green