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Colour

#554A7D

  • #554A7D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#554A7D is a blue with RGB values 85, 74, 125 and HSL 253°, 26%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#554A7D#554A7D
HEX#554A7D
RGBrgb(85, 74, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2902, 0.4902
RGB percentages33.3%, 29%, 49%
HSLhsl(252.9, 25.6%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 40.8%, 49%)
CMYK32%, 40.8%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,589,629
CSS custom property--colour: #554A7D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#AAB582

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3B527Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C507Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#4C535Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 28.1Slate grey · ΔE 31.3Midnight blue · ΔE 32.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.6Light slate grey · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#727D4A
Analogous#4A587D, #6F4A7D
Triadic#7D554A, #4A7D55
Split complementary#7D6F4A, #597D4A
Tetradic#7D4A58, #727D4A, #4A7D6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C2BCD7
Lighter +30%#A49CC4
Lighter +20%#877CB1
Lighter +10%#6B5D9D
Darker −10%#3F375D
Darker −20%#29243D
Darker −30%#14111D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#473196
Less saturated −25%#636364

Channel breakdown

R85
G74
B125
Red85 (33.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue252.94°
Saturation (HSL)25.63%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 4A · B 7D

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