Palettes / Colors / #554459

#554459 — Dusty Purple

#554459 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #554459 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#554459 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #495945; it also sits naturally between #4B4559 and #594553. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 27% · Blue 35%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 65%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #554459

.text { color: #554459; }
.background { background-color: #554459; }
.border { border: 3px solid #554459; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 68, 89); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 13%, 31%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #554459; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 68, 89, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #554459; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 68, 89, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#554459">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#554459">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #495945:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #554459: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #554459

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #554459 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #554459 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #554458  ·  #55445A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #554459?

#554459 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 85, 68, 89). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #554459?

#554459 is RGB 85, 68, 89 — HSL 289°, 13%, 31% — CMYK 4%, 24%, 0%, 65%.

What colors go with #554459?

Its complement is #495945; analogous partners are #4B4559 and #594553. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #554459 for text?

White text on #554459 has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.36:1.