Colour

#554DCE

#554DCE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#554DCE is a blue with RGB values 85, 77, 206 and HSL 244°, 57%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#554DCE

RGBrgb(85, 77, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.302, 0.8078

RGB percentages33.3%, 30.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(243.7, 56.8%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.7, 62.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK58.7%, 62.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,590,478

CSS custom property--colour: #554DCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.29:1

Contrast with white6.29:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#AAB231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006D86no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 11.5 Royal blue · ΔE 15.6 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 25.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C6CE4D

Analogous#4D85CE, #964DCE

Triadic#CE554D, #4DCE55

Split complementary#CE964D, #85CE4D

Tetradic#CE4D85, #C6CE4D, #4DCE96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EEEDFA

Lighter +30%#C8C5EF

Lighter +20%#A19DE4

Lighter +10%#7B75D9

Darker −10%#3A32B6

Darker −20%#2D278E

Darker −30%#211C66

Darker −40%#14113E

More saturated +25%#3C31EA

Less saturated −25%#6E69B2

Channel breakdown

R85

G77

B206

Red85 (33.3%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue243.72°

Saturation (HSL)56.83%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 4D · B CE

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Colour values

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