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#554D8B

#554d8b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#554d8b is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 30.2% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.85% cyan, 44.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 247.74°, with 28.7% saturation and 42.35% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.091

Complementary

  1. #554d8b
  2. #838b4d

Split complementary

  1. #554d8b
  2. #8b744d
  3. #648b4d

Analogous

  1. #4d648b
  2. #554d8b
  3. #744d8b

Triadic

  1. #554d8b
  2. #8b554d
  3. #4d8b55

Tetradic

  1. #554d8b
  2. #8b4d83
  3. #838b4d
  4. #4d8b55

Square

  1. #554d8b
  2. #8b4d64
  3. #838b4d
  4. #4d8b74

Monochromatic

  1. #191629
  2. #37325a
  3. #554d8b
  4. #7b73b1
  5. #a9a4cd

Shades

#554d8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554d8b
  2. #4d457d
  3. #443e6f
  4. #3c3661
  5. #332e53
  6. #2b2746
  7. #221f38
  8. #1a172a
  9. #110f1c
  10. #09080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#554d8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554d8b
  2. #665f97
  3. #7771a2
  4. #8882ae
  5. #9994b9
  6. #aaa6c5
  7. #bbb8d1
  8. #cccadc
  9. #dddbe8
  10. #eeedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554d8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554d8b
  2. #59528a
  3. #5e5789
  4. #625c88
  5. #666187
  6. #6b6786
  7. #6f6c84
  8. #737183
  9. #777682
  10. #7c7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #55526f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #38578d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #37548a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #475965 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #45538c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #45518a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d5476 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554d8b {
  color: #554d8b;
}
Background
.bg-554d8b {
  background-color: #554d8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554d8b {
  border: 2px solid #554d8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554d8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 77 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 29% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554d8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554d8b, #744d8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554d8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 77 139 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.52 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 8.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.78 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.72 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.78 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 11.21 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.38 #aab274 Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#554d8b  rgb(85, 77, 139)  hsl(248, 29%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#838b4d  rgb(131, 139, 77)  hsl(68, 29%, 42%)  Moss Green
#8b554d  rgb(139, 85, 77)  hsl(8, 29%, 42%)  Tuscan Red
#4d8b55  rgb(77, 139, 85)  hsl(128, 29%, 42%)  Sea Green