Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#554AB2

  • #554AB2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#554AB2 is a blue with RGB values 85, 74, 178 and HSL 246°, 41%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#554AB2#554AB2
HEX#554AB2
RGBrgb(85, 74, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.2902, 0.698
RGB percentages33.3%, 29%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(246.3, 41.3%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.3, 58.4%, 69.8%)
CMYK52.2%, 58.4%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,589,682
CSS custom property--colour: #554AB2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#AAB54D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#306277no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 8.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 13Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.6Royal blue · ΔE 16.4Medium purple · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 8.78, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7B24A
Analogous#4A73B2, #894AB2
Triadic#B2554A, #4AB255
Split complementary#B2894A, #73B24A
Tetradic#B24A73, #A7B24A, #4AB289

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBD9EF
Lighter +30%#B9B5E0
Lighter +20%#9891D1
Lighter +10%#766DC2
Darker −10%#443B8E
Darker −20%#332C6A
Darker −30%#211D46
Darker −40%#100E22
More saturated +25%#3C2BD2
Less saturated −25%#6E6A93

Channel breakdown

R85
G74
B178
Red85 (33.3%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue246.35°
Saturation (HSL)41.27%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 4A · B B2

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “554ab2” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.