Information about #554A74 color

#554A74 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #554A74 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(85, 74, 116) — 33.3% red, 29% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 12 / 16 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned twilight violet, #554A74 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Safflower (#5A4F74). Slightly further away sit Enigma (#515072) and Cyber Grape (#58427C).

The recipe behind #554A74 is rgb(85, 74, 116), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #554A74 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#554A74 color variations

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

#554A74 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 #554A74

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

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Cyber Grape color link
Cyber Grape

#58427C

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Bellflower color link
Bellflower

#5D3F6A

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Honey Flower color link
Honey Flower

#5C3C6D

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#554A74
  • RGB85, 74, 116
  • CMYK12, 16, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(85, 74, 116)
  • HSL256°, 22%, 37%
  • HSL Precise255.714°, 22.105%, 37.255%
  • HSV256°, 36%, 45%
  • HSB256°, 36%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.333, 0.290, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.333, 0.290, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.333, 0.290, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID554A74
  • DECIMAL ID5589620
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01