Palettes / Colors / #554C85

#554C85 — Dusty Blue

#554C85 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#554C85 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. 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 #7C854C; it also sits naturally between #4C6085 and #714C85. 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 30% · Blue 52%

Cyan 36% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #554C85

.text { color: #554C85; }
.background { background-color: #554C85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #554C85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 76, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 27%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #554C85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 76, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #554C85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 76, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#554C85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#554C85">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C854C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #554C85: #FFFFFF.

How #554C85 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 #554C85 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #554C85?

#554C85 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 85, 76, 133). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #554C85?

#554C85 is RGB 85, 76, 133 — HSL 249°, 27%, 41% — CMYK 36%, 43%, 0%, 48%.

What colors go with #554C85?

Its complement is #7C854C; analogous partners are #4C6085 and #714C85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #554C85 for text?

White text on #554C85 has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.76:1.