Palettes / Colors / #554CFA

#554CFA — Vivid Blue

#554CFA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #554CFA 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.

#554CFA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F2FA4C; it also sits naturally between #4C9AFA and #AC4CFA. 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 98%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #554CFA

.text { color: #554CFA; }
.background { background-color: #554CFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #554CFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 76, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 95%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #554CFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 76, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #554CFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 76, 250, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2FA4C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #554CFA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #554CFA

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 #554CFA 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 #554CFA 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

← #554CF9  ·  #554CFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #554CFA?

#554CFA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 85, 76, 250). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #554CFA?

#554CFA is RGB 85, 76, 250 — HSL 243°, 95%, 64% — CMYK 66%, 70%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #554CFA?

Its complement is #F2FA4C; analogous partners are #4C9AFA and #AC4CFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #554CFA for text?

White text on #554CFA has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.80:1.