#554252#554252

#554252 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.036 H 331.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554252
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 82)
HSL	hsl(309, 13%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(309, 22%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 3.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.49, 11.35, -6.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.49, 13.05, 330.35°)
OKLab	oklab(40.52% 0.0319 -0.0172)
OKLCH	oklch(40.52% 0.036 331.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.2174, 6.4371, 8.8433)
Luminance	0.0644 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554252 #425545

analogous

#4F4255 #554252 #554249

triadic

#554252 #525542 #425255

tetradic

#554252 #554F42 #425545 #424955

square

#554252 #554F42 #425545 #424955

split-complementary

#554252 #495542 #42554F

monochromatic

#110D11 #332731 #554252 #775D73 #987A93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.18

#554252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#554252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554252

9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554252	1.00	9.18	2.29	9.18
#FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#424653

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464951

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#574347

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.036 331.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857682',
    500: '#554252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554252;
$custom-light: #857682;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.474,
    "s": 12.583,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40516,
    "c": 0.03628,
    "h": 331.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554252

secondary

#6F8472

accent

#B57D72

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEDEE

border

#CAC8C9

text

#0B080A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554252

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

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