#554255#554255

#554255 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.040 H 326.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554255
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 85)
HSL	hsl(300, 13%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(300, 22%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.60, 12.00, -8.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.60, 14.55, 325.56°)
OKLab	oklab(40.64% 0.0331 -0.0221)
OKLCH	oklch(40.64% 0.04 326.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.3340, 6.4838, 9.4577)
Luminance	0.0648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554255 #425542

analogous

#4C4255 #554255 #55424C

triadic

#554255 #555542 #425555

tetradic

#554255 #554C42 #425542 #424C55

square

#554255 #554C42 #425542 #424C55

split-complementary

#554255 #4C5542 #42554C

monochromatic

#110D11 #332733 #554255 #775D77 #987A98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.14

#554255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#554255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554255

9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554255	1.00	9.14	2.30	9.14
#FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#414756

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454954

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#564448

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.040 326.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857684',
    500: '#554255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554255;
$custom-light: #857684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 12.583,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40639,
    "c": 0.03979,
    "h": 326.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554255

secondary

#6F846F

accent

#B57272

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEDEF

border

#CAC8CA

text

#0B080B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554255

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

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