#554259#554259

#554259 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.045 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554259
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 89)
HSL	hsl(290, 15%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(290, 26%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 25.8%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.76, 12.89, -10.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.76, 16.67, 320.67°)
OKLab	oklab(40.81% 0.0346 -0.0286)
OKLCH	oklch(40.81% 0.045 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.4975, 6.5491, 10.3184)
Luminance	0.0655 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554259 #465942

analogous

#494259 #554259 #594251

triadic

#554259 #595542 #425955

tetradic

#554259 #594942 #465942 #425159

square

#554259 #594942 #465942 #425159

split-complementary

#554259 #515942 #425949

monochromatic

#120E13 #332836 #554259 #775C7C #96799C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.09

#554259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#554259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554259

9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554259	1.00	9.09	2.31	9.09
#FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40475A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444958

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#56444A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.045 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857688',
    500: '#554259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554259;
$custom-light: #857688;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.565,
    "s": 14.839,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40811,
    "c": 0.04485,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554259

secondary

#73886F

accent

#B8707D

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEDEF

border

#CAC8CA

text

#0B080B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554259

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

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