Colour

#554EE4

#554EE4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#554EE4 is a blue with RGB values 85, 78, 228 and HSL 243°, 74%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#554EE4

RGBrgb(85, 78, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3059, 0.8941

RGB percentages33.3%, 30.6%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(242.8, 73.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(242.8, 65.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK62.7%, 65.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,590,756

CSS custom property--colour: #554EE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12982WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#AAB11B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Deuteranopia#005FE1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.7 Slate blue · ΔE 20.5 Royal blue · ΔE 23.2 Blue violet · ΔE 23.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 24 Dark blue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDE44E

Analogous#4E92E4, #A04EE4

Triadic#E4554E, #4EE455

Split complementary#E4A04E, #92E44E

Tetradic#E44E92, #DDE44E, #4EE4A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D4D3F8

Lighter +20%#AAA7F2

Lighter +10%#7F7AEB

Darker −10%#2A22DD

Darker −20%#221BB1

Darker −30%#191485

Darker −40%#110D59

More saturated +25%#3E35FE

Less saturated −25%#6C68CB

Channel breakdown

R85

G78

B228

Red85 (33.3%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue242.8°

Saturation (HSL)73.53%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 55 · G 4E · B E4

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Colour values

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