#554E5F#554E5F

#554E5F is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.029 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E5F
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 95)
HSL	hsl(265, 10%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(265, 18%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.5%, 17.9%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.41, 6.63, -8.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.41, 11.07, 306.79°)
OKLab	oklab(43.71% 0.0161 -0.024)
OKLCH	oklch(43.71% 0.029 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.5359, 8.2063, 11.9585)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E5F #585F4E

analogous

#4E505F #554E5F #5E4E5F

triadic

#554E5F #5F554E #4E5F55

tetradic

#554E5F #5F4E50 #585F4E #4E5F5E

square

#554E5F #5F4E50 #585F4E #4E5F5E

split-complementary

#554E5F #5F5E4E #505F4E

monochromatic

#19171C #37323D #554E5F #736A81 #92899E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#554E5F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#554E5F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E5F

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E5F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E5F	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B5160

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C515E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545054

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e5f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.029 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857f8c',
    500: '#554e5f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e5f;
$custom-light: #857f8c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e5f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.706,
    "s": 9.827,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43708,
    "c": 0.02888,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E5F

secondary

#868D7C

accent

#B37599

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E5F

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

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