#554D61#554D61

#554D61 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.034 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554D61
RGB	rgb(85, 77, 97)
HSL	hsl(264, 11%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(264, 21%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 20.6%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.19, 7.74, -10.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.19, 13.01, 306.53°)
OKLab	oklab(43.57% 0.0186 -0.0283)
OKLCH	oklch(43.57% 0.034 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.5574, 8.1021, 12.4200)
Luminance	0.0810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554D61 #59614D

analogous

#4D4F61 #554D61 #5F4D61

triadic

#554D61 #61554D #4D6155

tetradic

#554D61 #614D4F #59614D #4D615F

square

#554D61 #614D4F #59614D #4D615F

split-complementary

#554D61 #615F4D #4F614D

monochromatic

#19171D #37323F #554D61 #736883 #9288A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#554D61 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#554D61 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554D61

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554D61	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554D61	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#495062

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5060

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#535054

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554d61;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 77, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.034 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857e8e',
    500: '#554d61',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554d61;
$custom-light: #857e8e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554d61",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 11.494,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43566,
    "c": 0.03389,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554D61

secondary

#878F7B

accent

#B4739A

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #554D61

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

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