#554E5C#554E5C

#554E5C is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.024 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E5C
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 92)
HSL	hsl(270, 8%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(270, 15%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 15.2%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.30, 5.93, -7.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.30, 9.28, 309.71°)
OKLab	oklab(43.59% 0.0149 -0.0192)
OKLCH	oklch(43.59% 0.024 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.4021, 8.1528, 11.2542)
Luminance	0.0815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E5C #555C4E

analogous

#4E4E5C #554E5C #5C4E5C

triadic

#554E5C #5C554E #4E5C55

tetradic

#554E5C #5C4E4E #555C4E #4E5C5C

square

#554E5C #5C4E4E #555C4E #4E5C5C

split-complementary

#554E5C #5C5C4E #4E5C4E

monochromatic

#18161A #36323B #554E5C #746A7D #92899B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#554E5C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#554E5C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E5C

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E5C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E5C	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C505D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D515C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545053

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e5c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.024 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857f8a',
    500: '#554e5c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e5c;
$custom-light: #857f8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e5c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270,
    "s": 8.235,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43586,
    "c": 0.02432,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E5C

secondary

#838A7C

accent

#B17794

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E5C

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

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