Close to Dusk
#554B74
#554B74 is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Dusk. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 29.4% green, and 45.5% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #554B74.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.94:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.64:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.94:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.64:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #554B74 as they’d see it.
#554B74 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #554B74
What color is #554B74?
#554B74 is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Dusk. In RGB it’s made of 33.3% red, 29.4% green, and 45.5% blue. Its hue is 255°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #554B74 in RGB?
#554B74 is rgb(85, 75, 116): 85 red, 75 green, and 116 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #554B74 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(27, 35, 0, 55). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #554B74?
PANTONE 269 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #554B74?
Its complement #4A552B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.