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#554CA2

#554ca2 ≈ Ocean Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#554ca2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 29.8% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.53% cyan, 53.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 246.28°, with 36.13% saturation and 46.67% 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 7.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ocean Blue (#4f42b5), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0971

Complementary

  1. #554ca2
  2. #99a24c

Split complementary

  1. #554ca2
  2. #a2804c
  3. #6ea24c

Analogous

  1. #4c6ea2
  2. #554ca2
  3. #804ca2

Triadic

  1. #554ca2
  2. #a2554c
  3. #4ca255

Tetradic

  1. #554ca2
  2. #a24c99
  3. #99a24c
  4. #4ca255

Square

  1. #554ca2
  2. #a24c6e
  3. #99a24c
  4. #4ca280

Monochromatic

  1. #1e1b3a
  2. #3a346e
  3. #554ca2
  4. #817ac1
  5. #b3aed9

Shades

#554ca2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554ca2
  2. #4d4492
  3. #443d82
  4. #3c3571
  5. #332e61
  6. #2b2651
  7. #221e41
  8. #1a1731
  9. #110f20
  10. #090810
  11. #000000

Tints

#554ca2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554ca2
  2. #665eab
  3. #7770b5
  4. #8882be
  5. #9994c7
  6. #aaa6d1
  7. #bbb7da
  8. #ccc9e3
  9. #dddbec
  10. #eeedf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554ca2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554ca2
  2. #59519f
  3. #5e569b
  4. #625c98
  5. #666194
  6. #6b6691
  7. #6f6b8e
  8. #73708a
  9. #777687
  10. #7c7b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #57537c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #225aa5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e55a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b5f6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c55a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b52a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #475887 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554ca2 {
  color: #554ca2;
}
Background
.bg-554ca2 {
  background-color: #554ca2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554ca2 {
  border: 2px solid #554ca2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554ca2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 76 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 246 36% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554ca2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554ca2, #804ca2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554ca2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 76 162 / 0.35);
}

#4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.56 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.49 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.89 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 7.46 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.16 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.39 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.59 #aab35d Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Ocean Blue
#554ca2  rgb(85, 76, 162)  hsl(246, 36%, 47%)  Ocean Blue
#99a24c  rgb(153, 162, 76)  hsl(66, 36%, 47%)  Moss Green
#a2554c  rgb(162, 85, 76)  hsl(6, 36%, 47%)  Redwood
#4ca255  rgb(76, 162, 85)  hsl(126, 36%, 47%)  Shamrock Green