Information about #554A66 color

#554A66 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#554A66 falls into the Violet Color FamilyLow Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 74, 102) — 33.3% red, 29% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 11 / 0 / 60. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#554A66 is a gently muted blue-purple violet that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Aurora (#5A4D60). Slightly further away sit Chapta And Verse (#574C5E) and Mulled Wine (#524D5B).

The recipe behind #554A66 is rgb(85, 74, 102), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #554A66: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #554A66 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#554A66 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#554A66 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #554A66

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Aurora color link
Aurora

#5A4D60

Mulled Wine color link
Mulled Wine

#524D5B

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Maltese color link
Maltese

#585660

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Berlin color link
Berlin

#554A58

Bellflower color link
Bellflower

#5D3F6A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#554A66
  • RGB85, 74, 102
  • CMYK7, 11, 0, 60
  • CSSrgb(85, 74, 102)
  • HSL264°, 16%, 35%
  • HSL Precise263.571°, 15.909%, 34.51%
  • HSV264°, 27%, 40%
  • HSB264°, 27%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.290, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.290, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.290, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID554A66
  • DECIMAL ID5589606
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01