#554E65#554E65

#554E65 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.038 H 298.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E65
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 101)
HSL	hsl(258, 13%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(258, 23%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 22.8%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, 8.09, -12.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 14.72, 303.32°)
OKLab	oklab(43.96% 0.0184 -0.0335)
OKLCH	oklch(43.96% 0.038 298.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.8192, 8.3196, 13.4506)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E65 #5E654E

analogous

#4E5265 #554E65 #604E65

triadic

#554E65 #65554E #4E6555

tetradic

#554E65 #654E52 #5E654E #4E6560

square

#554E65 #654E52 #5E654E #4E6560

split-complementary

#554E65 #65604E #52654E

monochromatic

#1B1920 #383342 #554E65 #726988 #9189A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#554E65 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#554E65 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E65

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E65	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E65	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#495166

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5164

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525156

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e65;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.038 298.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857f91',
    500: '#554e65',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e65;
$custom-light: #857f91;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e65",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.261,
    "s": 12.849,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43963,
    "c": 0.03822,
    "h": 298.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E65

secondary

#8C927D

accent

#B672A1

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E65

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

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