#554156#554156

#554156 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.043 H 324.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554156
RGB	rgb(85, 65, 86)
HSL	hsl(297, 14%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(297, 24%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 24.4%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.36, 12.86, -9.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.36, 15.83, 324.32°)
OKLab	oklab(40.47% 0.0352 -0.0249)
OKLCH	oklch(40.47% 0.043 324.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.3161, 6.3840, 9.6491)
Luminance	0.0638 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554156 #425641

analogous

#4B4156 #554156 #56414D

triadic

#554156 #565541 #415655

tetradic

#554156 #564B41 #425641 #414D56

square

#554156 #564B41 #425641 #414D56

split-complementary

#554156 #4D5641 #41564B

monochromatic

#110D11 #332733 #554156 #775B79 #987899

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.22

#554156 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#554156 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554156

9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554156	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554156	1.00	9.22	2.28	9.22
#FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F4657

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444855

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#564348

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554156;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 65, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.043 324.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857585',
    500: '#554156',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554156;
$custom-light: #857585;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554156",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.143,
    "s": 13.907,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40467,
    "c": 0.04314,
    "h": 324.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554156

secondary

#6F856E

accent

#B77174

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEDEF

border

#CAC8CA

text

#0B080B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554156

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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