#554257#554257

#554257 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.042 H 323.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554257
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 87)
HSL	hsl(294, 14%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(294, 24%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.3%, 24.1%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.68, 12.44, -9.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.68, 15.59, 322.93°)
OKLab	oklab(40.72% 0.0338 -0.0253)
OKLCH	oklch(40.72% 0.042 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.4146, 6.5160, 9.8821)
Luminance	0.0652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554257 #445742

analogous

#4B4257 #554257 #57424E

triadic

#554257 #575542 #425755

tetradic

#554257 #574B42 #445742 #424E57

square

#554257 #574B42 #445742 #424E57

split-complementary

#554257 #4E5742 #42574B

monochromatic

#110D11 #332834 #554257 #775C7A #977A9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.12

#554257 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#554257 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554257

9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554257	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554257	1.00	9.12	2.30	9.12
#FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#404758

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444956

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#564449

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554257;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.042 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857686',
    500: '#554257',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554257;
$custom-light: #857686;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554257",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.286,
    "s": 13.725,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40724,
    "c": 0.04227,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554257

secondary

#71866F

accent

#B77178

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEDEF

border

#CAC8CA

text

#0B080B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554257

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

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