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#554EE8

#554ee8 ≈ Majorelle Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#554ee8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.33% red, 30.59% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.36% cyan, 66.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 242.73°, with 77% saturation and 60.78% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050dc), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.1321

Complementary

  1. #554ee8
  2. #e1e84e

Split complementary

  1. #554ee8
  2. #e8a24e
  3. #94e84e

Analogous

  1. #4e94e8
  2. #554ee8
  3. #a24ee8

Triadic

  1. #554ee8
  2. #e8554e
  3. #4ee855

Tetradic

  1. #554ee8
  2. #e84ee1
  3. #e1e84e
  4. #4ee855

Square

  1. #554ee8
  2. #e84e94
  3. #e1e84e
  4. #4ee8a2

Monochromatic

  1. #18128b
  2. #231bcf
  3. #554ee8
  4. #9692f1
  5. #d7d5fa

Shades

#554ee8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #554ee8
  2. #4d46d1
  3. #443eba
  4. #3c37a2
  5. #332f8b
  6. #2b2774
  7. #221f5d
  8. #1a1746
  9. #11102e
  10. #090817
  11. #000000

Tints

#554ee8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #554ee8
  2. #6660ea
  3. #7771ed
  4. #8883ef
  5. #9995f1
  6. #aaa7f4
  7. #bbb8f6
  8. #cccaf8
  9. #dddcfa
  10. #eeedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#554ee8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #554ee8
  2. #5953de
  3. #5e58d3
  4. #625dc9
  5. #6662be
  6. #6b67b4
  7. #6f6caa
  8. #73719f
  9. #777695
  10. #7c7b8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f5daa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ced ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0061eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2069bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-554ee8 {
  color: #554ee8;
}
Background
.bg-554ee8 {
  background-color: #554ee8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-554ee8 {
  border: 2px solid #554ee8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #554ee8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 85 78 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 77% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-554ee8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #554ee8, #a24ee8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-554ee8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(85 78 232 / 0.35);
}

#6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 1.97 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 3.22 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.83 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.06 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.98 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.38 #aab117 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Majorelle Blue
#554ee8  rgb(85, 78, 232)  hsl(243, 77%, 61%)  Majorelle Blue
#e1e84e  rgb(225, 232, 78)  hsl(63, 77%, 61%)  Pear
#e8554e  rgb(232, 85, 78)  hsl(3, 77%, 61%)  Cinnabar
#4ee855  rgb(78, 232, 85)  hsl(123, 77%, 61%)  Malachite