What color is #554A9A?

#554A9A is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #554A9A?

The RGB value is 85, 74, 154: 85 red, 74 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #554A9A?

The complementary color is #8F9A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #554A9A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#554A9A color

#554A9A rgb(85, 74, 154)

Shades of blue

The hex color #554A9A is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 33.3% red, 29% green and 60.4% blue (85, 74, 154).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 35% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ultrapurple Merge (#654EA3), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#554A9A color codes

HEX	`#554A9A`
RGB	`rgb(85, 74, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(33.3%, 29%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 35%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 52%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 52%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.29, 25.61, -42.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.29, 49.53, 301.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.026, 9.161, 31.7)`
Decimal	`5589658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #554A9A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #554A9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#554A9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #554A9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #554a9a; }
.text { color: #554a9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #554a9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(85 74 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #554a9a, #7d4a9a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #554A9A?: #554A9A is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Ultrapurple Merge. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #554A9A?: The RGB value is 85, 74, 154: 85 red, 74 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #554A9A?: The complementary color is #8F9A4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #554A9A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.