#554B81#554B81

#554B81 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.087 H 291.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554B81
RGB	rgb(85, 75, 129)
HSL	hsl(251, 26%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(251, 42%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 41.9%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.10, 17.53, -29.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.10, 33.92, 301.13°)
OKLab	oklab(44.74% 0.0312 -0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(44.74% 0.087 291)
XYZ	xyz(10.2238, 8.5482, 21.8759)
Luminance	0.0855 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554B81 #77814B

analogous

#4B5C81 #554B81 #704B81

triadic

#554B81 #81554B #4B8155

tetradic

#554B81 #814B5C #77814B #4B8170

square

#554B81 #814B5C #77814B #4B8170

split-complementary

#554B81 #81704B #5C814B

monochromatic

#221E34 #3B345A #554B81 #7064A5 #948BBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#554B81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#554B81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554B81

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554B81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554B81	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5383

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5180

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A5560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554b81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 75, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.087 291.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877da6',
    500: '#554b81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554b81;
$custom-light: #877da6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554b81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.111,
    "s": 26.471,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44743,
    "c": 0.08714,
    "h": 291
  },
  "luminance": 0.08548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554B81

secondary

#A0A880

accent

#C365B1

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #554B81

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

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