#554B59#554B59

#554B59 is a dark, muted purple. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.026 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554B59
RGB	rgb(85, 75, 89)
HSL	hsl(283, 9%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(283, 16%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 15.7%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.32, 7.14, -6.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.32, 9.80, 316.80°)
OKLab	oklab(42.79% 0.0189 -0.018)
OKLCH	oklch(42.79% 0.026 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0653, 7.6848, 10.5077)
Luminance	0.0769 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554B59 #4F594B

analogous

#4E4B59 #554B59 #594B56

triadic

#554B59 #59554B #4B5955

tetradic

#554B59 #594E4B #4F594B #4B5659

square

#554B59 #594E4B #4F594B #4B5659

split-complementary

#554B59 #56594B #4B594E

monochromatic

#161317 #352F38 #554B59 #75677A #938699

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#554B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#554B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554B59

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554B59	1.00	8.28	2.54	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494E5A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4F58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#554C50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 75, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.026 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857d87',
    500: '#554b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554b59;
$custom-light: #857d87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 8.537,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42787,
    "c": 0.02606,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554B59

secondary

#7D8778

accent

#B27687

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEEF

border

#CAC9CA

text

#0B090B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554B59

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

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