#554256#554256

#554256 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.041 H 324.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554256
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 86)
HSL	hsl(297, 13%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(297, 23%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 23.3%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.64, 12.22, -8.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.64, 15.06, 324.19°)
OKLab	oklab(40.68% 0.0335 -0.0237)
OKLCH	oklch(40.68% 0.041 324.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.3740, 6.4998, 9.6684)
Luminance	0.0650 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554256 #435642

analogous

#4B4256 #554256 #56424D

triadic

#554256 #565542 #425655

tetradic

#554256 #564B42 #435642 #424D56

square

#554256 #564B42 #435642 #424D56

split-complementary

#554256 #4D5642 #42564B

monochromatic

#110D11 #332733 #554256 #775D79 #977A99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.13

#554256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#554256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554256

9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554256	1.00	9.13	2.30	9.13
#FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#414757

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454955

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#564449

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.041 324.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857685',
    500: '#554256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554256;
$custom-light: #857685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297,
    "s": 13.158,
    "l": 29.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40681,
    "c": 0.04102,
    "h": 324.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554256

secondary

#70856F

accent

#B67275

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEDEF

border

#CAC8CA

text

#0B080B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554256

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

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