#554261#554261

#554261 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.056 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554261
RGB	rgb(85, 66, 97)
HSL	hsl(277, 19%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(277, 32%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 32%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.09, 14.78, -15.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.09, 21.19, 314.22°)
OKLab	oklab(41.18% 0.0373 -0.0415)
OKLCH	oklch(41.18% 0.056 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.8518, 6.6909, 12.1848)
Luminance	0.0669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554261 #4E6142

analogous

#464261 #554261 #61425E

triadic

#554261 #615542 #426155

tetradic

#554261 #614642 #4E6142 #425E61

square

#554261 #614642 #4E6142 #425E61

split-complementary

#554261 #5E6142 #426146

monochromatic

#151018 #35293D #554261 #755B85 #9479A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.98

#554261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#554261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554261

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554261	1.00	8.98	2.34	8.98
#FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D4862

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#414A60

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#54464D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 66, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.056 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85768e',
    500: '#554261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554261;
$custom-light: #85768e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.774,
    "s": 19.018,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41178,
    "c": 0.05582,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554261

secondary

#7C906E

accent

#BC6C8B

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEDF0

border

#CAC8CB

text

#0B080C

muted

#7C7B7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #554261

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

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