Palettes / Colors / #554C86

#554C86 — Dusty Blue

#554C86 is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the blue family.

#554C86 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 #7D864B; it also sits naturally between #4B6086 and #714B86. 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 53%

Cyan 37% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 47%

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

Previews

CSS code for #554C86

.text { color: #554C86; }
.background { background-color: #554C86; }
.border { border: 3px solid #554C86; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 76, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 28%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #554C86; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 76, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #554C86; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 76, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#554C86">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#554C86">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7D864B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #554C86: #FFFFFF.

How #554C86 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 #554C86 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 #554C86?

#554C86 is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 85, 76, 134). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #554C86?

#554C86 is RGB 85, 76, 134 — HSL 249°, 28%, 41% — CMYK 37%, 43%, 0%, 47%.

What colors go with #554C86?

Its complement is #7D864B; analogous partners are #4B6086 and #714B86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #554C86 for text?

White text on #554C86 has a contrast ratio of 7.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.76:1.