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#554D73

#554d73 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#554d73 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 30.2% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.09% cyan, 33.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 252.63°, with 19.79% saturation and 37.65% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 10.07.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0848

Complementary

  1. #554d73
  2. #6b734d

Split complementary

  1. #554d73
  2. #73684d
  3. #58734d

Analogous

  1. #4d5873
  2. #554d73
  3. #684d73

Triadic

  1. #554d73
  2. #73554d
  3. #4d7355

Tetradic

  1. #554d73
  2. #734d6b
  3. #6b734d
  4. #4d7355

Square

  1. #554d73
  2. #734d58
  3. #6b734d
  4. #4d7368

Monochromatic

  1. #111017
  2. #332e45
  3. #554d73
  4. #786e9e
  5. #a39cbd

Shades

#554d73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554d73
  2. #4d4568
  3. #443e5c
  4. #3c3651
  5. #332e45
  6. #2b273a
  7. #221f2e
  8. #1a1723
  9. #110f17
  10. #09080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#554d73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554d73
  2. #665f81
  3. #77718f
  4. #88829d
  5. #9994ab
  6. #aaa6b9
  7. #bbb8c7
  8. #cccad5
  9. #dddbe3
  10. #eeedf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554d73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554d73
  2. #595274
  3. #5e5776
  4. #625c77
  5. #666178
  6. #6b677a
  7. #6f6c7b
  8. #73717c
  9. #77767d
  10. #7c7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #435375 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #445272 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f535b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b5074 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4b5072 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #515165 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554d73 {
  color: #554d73;
}
Background
.bg-554d73 {
  background-color: #554d73;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554d73 {
  border: 2px solid #554d73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554d73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 77 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 20% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554d73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554d73, #684d73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554d73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 77 115 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.07 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.28 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.57 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.84 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.32 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 13.49 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 13.53 #aab28c Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#554d73  rgb(85, 77, 115)  hsl(253, 20%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6b734d  rgb(107, 115, 77)  hsl(73, 20%, 38%)  Dark Olive Green
#73554d  rgb(115, 85, 77)  hsl(13, 20%, 38%)  Liver
#4d7355  rgb(77, 115, 85)  hsl(133, 20%, 38%)  Fern Green