Palettes / Colors / #554667

#554667 — Dusty Purple

#554667 is a purple color we call Dusty Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #554667 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.

#554667 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 #586746; it also sits naturally between #464867 and #664667. 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 40%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 60%

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

Previews

CSS code for #554667

.text { color: #554667; }
.background { background-color: #554667; }
.border { border: 3px solid #554667; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 70, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 19%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #554667; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 70, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #554667; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 70, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#554667">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#554667">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #586746:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #554667: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #554667

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 #554667 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 #554667 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

← #554666  ·  #554668 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #554667?

#554667 is Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 85, 70, 103). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #554667?

#554667 is RGB 85, 70, 103 — HSL 267°, 19%, 34% — CMYK 17%, 32%, 0%, 60%.

What colors go with #554667?

Its complement is #586746; analogous partners are #464867 and #664667. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #554667 for text?

White text on #554667 has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.46:1.