#554e8e

Color #554e8e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 11.55 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#554e8e

RGB

rgb(85, 78, 142)

HSL

hsl(246.6, 29.1%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.6, 45.1%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(40.1%, 45.1%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(36.62, 19.43, -34.6)

LCH

lch(36.62, 39.68, 299.32)

OKLCH

oklch(46.1%, 0.1019, 286.71)

HWB

hwb(246.6, 30.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#878e4e

Analogous

#4e678e

#554e8e

#754e8e

Triadic

#554e8e

#8e554e

#4e8e55

Split-complementary

#554e8e

#8e754e

#678e4e

Tetradic

#554e8e

#8e4e87

#878e4e

#4e8e55

Square

#554e8e

#8e4e67

#878e4e

#4e8e75

Shades

Color #554e8e mixed toward black.

#474176

#39345f

#2a2747

#1c1a2f

#0e0d18

Tints

Color #554e8e mixed toward white.

#6b63a9

#8882ba

#a6a1cc

#c4c1dd

#e1e0ee

Tones

Color #554e8e mixed toward gray.

#595389

#5d5983

#615e7e

#666379

#6a6973

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.87:1

White text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525282 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#52537f · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#557875 · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 21.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #554e8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#554e8e]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#554e8e (#554e8e) is rgb(85, 78, 142) in RGB.

No, #554e8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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