Palettes / Colors / #554DEA

#554DEA — Vivid Blue

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

#554DEA 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 #E2EA4D; it also sits naturally between #4D94EA and #A34DEA. 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 92%

Cyan 64% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #554DEA

.text { color: #554DEA; }
.background { background-color: #554DEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #554DEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 77, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 79%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #554DEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 77, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #554DEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 77, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #554DEA

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Tones of #554DEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2EA4D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #554DEA: #FFFFFF.

How #554DEA 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 #554DEA 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

← #554DE9  ·  #554DEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #554DEA?

#554DEA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 85, 77, 234). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #554DEA?

#554DEA is RGB 85, 77, 234 — HSL 243°, 79%, 61% — CMYK 64%, 67%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #554DEA?

Its complement is #E2EA4D; analogous partners are #4D94EA and #A34DEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #554DEA for text?

White text on #554DEA has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.64:1.