#554161#554161

#554161 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.058 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554161
RGB	rgb(85, 65, 97)
HSL	hsl(278, 20%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(278, 33%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 33%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.82, 15.42, -15.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.82, 21.94, 314.65°)
OKLab	oklab(40.97% 0.039 -0.0427)
OKLCH	oklch(40.97% 0.058 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.7939, 6.5751, 12.1655)
Luminance	0.0658 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554161 #4D6141

analogous

#454161 #554161 #61415D

triadic

#554161 #615541 #416155

tetradic

#554161 #614541 #4D6141 #415D61

square

#554161 #614541 #4D6141 #415D61

split-complementary

#554161 #5D6141 #416145

monochromatic

#151018 #35283C #554161 #755A86 #9478A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#554161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#554161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554161

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554161	1.00	9.07	2.32	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C4762

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#404960

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54454D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 65, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.058 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85758e',
    500: '#554161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554161;
$custom-light: #85758e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 19.753,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40969,
    "c": 0.05783,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554161

secondary

#7B906D

accent

#BC6B8A

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEDF0

border

#CAC8CB

text

#0B080C

muted

#7C7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #554161

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

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