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#6554AB Color

#6554AB is rgb(101, 84, 171) in RGB, hsl(252, 34%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 51%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Purple (#7851A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.77. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#6554AB
HEX#6554AB
RGBrgb(101, 84, 171)
HSLhsl(252, 34%, 50%)
HSVhsv(252, 51%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(41%, 51%, 0%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.134 289.7)
LABlab(40.77% 23.72 -45.07)
LCHlch(40.77% 50.93 297.75)

What #6554AB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #6554AB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#6554AB Channel Values

How #6554AB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 101 · G 84 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 34% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 51% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 41% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.16:1 vs white · 3.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #6554AB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #6554AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #6554AB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #6554AB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #6554AB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#6554AB
Protanopia#5757AB
Protanomaly#5D56AB
Deuteranopia#5A5AAB
Deuteranomaly#5F58AB
Tritanopia#546565
Tritanomaly#5B5E86
Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #6554AB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-6554ab: #6554AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #6554AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-6554ab': '#6554AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.396, green: 0.329, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_6554ab">#6554AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#6554AB"

More Blue Colors

#6554AB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#6554AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #6554AB?

#6554AB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(101, 84, 171) in RGB and hsl(252, 34%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Purple (#7851A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.77.

What is the RGB value of #6554AB?

#6554AB is rgb(101, 84, 171) — red 101, green 84, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #6554AB?

#6554AB converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 51%, 0%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #6554AB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #6554AB scores 6.16:1 against white and 3.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #6554AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #6554AB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 10.98, which is visibly different.

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