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Recognised as Colour

#554EFF

  • #554EFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#554EFF is a blue with RGB values 85, 78, 255 and HSL 242°, 100%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#554EFF#554EFF
HEX#554EFF
RGBrgb(85, 78, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.3059, 1
RGB percentages33.3%, 30.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(242.4, 100%, 65.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.4, 69.4%, 100%)
CMYK66.7%, 69.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,590,783
CSS custom property--colour: #554EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.146WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.36:1
Contrast with white5.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#AAB100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007FA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Medium blue · ΔE 24Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.3Dark violet · ΔE 27.3Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4Slate blue · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 19.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8FF4E
Analogous#4E9FFF, #AE4EFF
Triadic#FF554E, #4EFF55
Split complementary#FFAE4E, #9FFF4E
Tetradic#FF4E9F, #F8FF4E, #4EFFAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8E7FF
Lighter +20%#B7B4FF
Lighter +10%#8681FF
Darker −10%#241BFF
Darker −20%#0900E7
Darker −30%#0700B4
Darker −40%#050081
More saturated +25%#554EFF
Less saturated −25%#6964E9

Channel breakdown

R85
G78
B255
Red85 (33.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue242.37°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness65.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 55 · G 4E · B FF

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