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#554CEE

#554cee ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#554cee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 29.8% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.29% cyan, 68.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 243.33°, with 82.65% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.1327

Complementary

  1. #554cee
  2. #e5ee4c

Split complementary

  1. #554cee
  2. #eea64c
  3. #94ee4c

Analogous

  1. #4c94ee
  2. #554cee
  3. #a64cee

Triadic

  1. #554cee
  2. #ee554c
  3. #4cee55

Tetradic

  1. #554cee
  2. #ee4ce5
  3. #e5ee4c
  4. #4cee55

Square

  1. #554cee
  2. #ee4c94
  3. #e5ee4c
  4. #4ceea6

Monochromatic

  1. #150e93
  2. #1f15d9
  3. #554cee
  4. #9792f5
  5. #dad8fb

Shades

#554cee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554cee
  2. #4d44d6
  3. #443dbe
  4. #3c35a7
  5. #332e8f
  6. #2b2677
  7. #221e5f
  8. #1a1747
  9. #110f30
  10. #090818
  11. #000000

Tints

#554cee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554cee
  2. #665ef0
  3. #7770f1
  4. #8882f3
  5. #9994f5
  6. #aaa6f7
  7. #bbb7f8
  8. #ccc9fa
  9. #dddbfc
  10. #eeedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554cee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554cee
  2. #5951e3
  3. #5e56d8
  4. #625ccd
  5. #6661c2
  6. #6b66b7
  7. #6f6bac
  8. #7370a1
  9. #777696
  10. #7c7b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #605dae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007897 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0061f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0058ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1969c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554cee {
  color: #554cee;
}
Background
.bg-554cee {
  background-color: #554cee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554cee {
  border: 2px solid #554cee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554cee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 76 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 83% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554cee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554cee, #a64cee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554cee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 76 238 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 2.53 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.93 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.99 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.30 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.35 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.47 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.15 #aab311 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#554cee  rgb(85, 76, 238)  hsl(243, 83%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#e5ee4c  rgb(229, 238, 76)  hsl(63, 83%, 62%)  Pear
#ee554c  rgb(238, 85, 76)  hsl(3, 83%, 62%)  Cinnabar
#4cee55  rgb(76, 238, 85)  hsl(123, 83%, 62%)  Malachite