#554aef

Color #554aef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 18.76 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-600 #4f39f6 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#554aef

RGB

rgb(85, 74, 239)

HSL

hsl(244, 83.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244, 69%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.4%, 69%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(42.85, 52.25, -81.24)

LCH

lch(42.85, 96.59, 302.75)

OKLCH

oklch(53%, 0.2366, 277.55)

HWB

hwb(244, 29%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4ef4a

Analogous

#4a92ef

#554aef

#a84aef

Triadic

#554aef

#ef554a

#4aef55

Split-complementary

#554aef

#efa84a

#92ef4a

Tetradic

#554aef

#ef4ae4

#e4ef4a

#4aef55

Square

#554aef

#ef4a92

#e4ef4a

#4aefa8

Shades

Color #554aef mixed toward black.

#281aeb

#1d11c0

#150d90

#0e0860

#070430

Tints

Color #554aef mixed toward white.

#7168f2

#8e86f4

#aaa5f7

#c6c3fa

#e3e1fc

Tones

Color #554aef mixed toward gray.

#6158e1

#6d66d4

#7973c6

#8581b8

#918faa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.61:1

White text reads better on this background (5.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5050d6 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#5152cf · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#54bfb9 · ΔE 45.7

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 30.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #554aef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#554aef]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#554aef (#554aef) is rgb(85, 74, 239) in RGB.

No, #554aef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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