#554656#554656

#554656 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.033 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554656
RGB	rgb(85, 70, 86)
HSL	hsl(296, 10%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(296, 19%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 18.6%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.77, 9.66, -7.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.77, 11.99, 323.62°)
OKLab	oklab(41.55% 0.0264 -0.0191)
OKLCH	oklch(41.55% 0.033 324.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.6160, 6.9836, 9.7491)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554656 #475646

analogous

#4D4656 #554656 #56464F

triadic

#554656 #565546 #465655

tetradic

#554656 #564D46 #475646 #464F56

square

#554656 #564D46 #475646 #464F56

split-complementary

#554656 #4F5646 #46564D

monochromatic

#120F13 #342B34 #554656 #766178 #967F97

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#554656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#554656 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554656

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554656	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454A57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484B55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#56474B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 70, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.033 324.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857985',
    500: '#554656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554656;
$custom-light: #857985;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.25,
    "s": 10.256,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41552,
    "c": 0.03256,
    "h": 324.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554656

secondary

#748573

accent

#B37579

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEDEF

border

#CAC8CA

text

#0B090B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554656

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

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