#554E5E#554E5E

#554E5E is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.027 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E5E
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 94)
HSL	hsl(266, 9%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(266, 17%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.6%, 17%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.37, 6.39, -8.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.37, 10.47, 307.64°)
OKLab	oklab(43.67% 0.0157 -0.0224)
OKLCH	oklch(43.67% 0.027 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.4907, 8.1882, 11.7207)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E5E #575E4E

analogous

#4E4F5E #554E5E #5D4E5E

triadic

#554E5E #5E554E #4E5E55

tetradic

#554E5E #5E4E4F #575E4E #4E5E5D

square

#554E5E #5E4E4F #575E4E #4E5E5D

split-complementary

#554E5E #5E5D4E #4F5E4E

monochromatic

#19161B #37323D #554E5E #736A7F #92899D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#554E5E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#554E5E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E5E

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E5E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E5E	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B515F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D515D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545053

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e5e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.027 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857f8b',
    500: '#554e5e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e5e;
$custom-light: #857f8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e5e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.25,
    "s": 9.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43667,
    "c": 0.02735,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E5E

secondary

#858C7C

accent

#B27698

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E5E

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

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