#554D65#554D65

#554D65 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.040 H 300.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554D65
RGB	rgb(85, 77, 101)
HSL	hsl(260, 13%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(260, 24%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 23.8%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.35, 8.72, -12.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.35, 15.43, 304.40°)
OKLab	oklab(43.74% 0.02 -0.0347)
OKLCH	oklch(43.74% 0.04 300)
XYZ	xyz(8.7487, 8.1786, 13.4271)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554D65 #5D654D

analogous

#4D5165 #554D65 #614D65

triadic

#554D65 #65554D #4D6555

tetradic

#554D65 #654D51 #5D654D #4D6561

square

#554D65 #654D51 #5D654D #4D6561

split-complementary

#554D65 #65614D #51654D

monochromatic

#1B1820 #383342 #554D65 #726788 #9188A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#554D65 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#554D65 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554D65

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554D65	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554D65	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485166

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5164

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525055

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554d65;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 77, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.040 300.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857e91',
    500: '#554d65',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554d65;
$custom-light: #857e91;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554d65",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 13.483,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4374,
    "c": 0.0401,
    "h": 300
  },
  "luminance": 0.08179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554D65

secondary

#8B927C

accent

#B6719F

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #554D65

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

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