#554D74#554D74

#554D74 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.064 H 293.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554D74
RGB	rgb(85, 77, 116)
HSL	hsl(252, 20%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(252, 34%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 33.6%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.00, 12.62, -21.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.00, 24.61, 300.85°)
OKLab	oklab(44.46% 0.0249 -0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(44.46% 0.064 293)
XYZ	xyz(9.5518, 8.4999, 17.6570)
Luminance	0.0850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554D74 #6C744D

analogous

#4D5874 #554D74 #684D74

triadic

#554D74 #74554D #4D7455

tetradic

#554D74 #744D58 #6C744D #4D7468

square

#554D74 #744D58 #6C744D #4D7468

split-complementary

#554D74 #74684D #58744D

monochromatic

#1F1C2A #3A354F #554D74 #706599 #928AB1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#554D74 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#554D74 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554D74

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554D74	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554D74	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#435376

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445273

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E545B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554d74;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 77, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.064 293.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867e9c',
    500: '#554d74',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554d74;
$custom-light: #867e9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554d74",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.308,
    "s": 20.207,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44457,
    "c": 0.06362,
    "h": 293
  },
  "luminance": 0.085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554D74

secondary

#989E7E

accent

#BD6BAC

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0B0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #554D74

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

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