#554D78#554D78

#554D78 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.070 H 291.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554D78
RGB	rgb(85, 77, 120)
HSL	hsl(251, 22%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(251, 36%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.2%, 35.8%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.19, 13.72, -23.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.19, 27.06, 300.46°)
OKLab	oklab(44.66% 0.026 -0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(44.66% 0.07 291.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.7895, 8.5950, 18.9089)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554D78 #70784D

analogous

#4D5A78 #554D78 #6A4D78

triadic

#554D78 #78554D #4D7855

tetradic

#554D78 #784D5A #70784D #4D786A

square

#554D78 #784D5A #70784D #4D786A

split-complementary

#554D78 #786A4D #5A784D

monochromatic

#201D2D #3B3553 #554D78 #70669D #938BB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#554D78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#554D78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554D78

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554D78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554D78	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41537A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425277

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D545D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554d78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 77, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.070 291.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867e9f',
    500: '#554d78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554d78;
$custom-light: #867e9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554d78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.163,
    "s": 21.827,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44664,
    "c": 0.06987,
    "h": 291.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554D78

secondary

#9BA180

accent

#BE69AF

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0B0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #554D78

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

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