#554E64#554E64

#554E64 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.037 H 299.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E64
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 100)
HSL	hsl(259, 12%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(259, 22%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 22%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.60, 7.84, -11.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.60, 14.11, 303.75°)
OKLab	oklab(43.92% 0.018 -0.0319)
OKLCH	oklch(43.92% 0.037 299.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.7705, 8.3002, 13.1942)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E64 #5D644E

analogous

#4E5264 #554E64 #604E64

triadic

#554E64 #64554E #4E6455

tetradic

#554E64 #644E52 #5D644E #4E6460

square

#554E64 #644E52 #5D644E #4E6460

split-complementary

#554E64 #64604E #52644E

monochromatic

#1B181F #383342 #554E64 #726986 #9189A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#554E64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#554E64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E64

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E64	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A5165

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B5163

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525155

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.037 299.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857f90',
    500: '#554e64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e64;
$custom-light: #857f90;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.091,
    "s": 12.36,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43919,
    "c": 0.03666,
    "h": 299.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E64

secondary

#8B917D

accent

#B573A0

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E64

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

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