#554E6E#554E6E

#554E6E is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.052 H 294.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E6E
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 110)
HSL	hsl(253, 17%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(253, 29%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 29.1%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.01, 10.38, -17.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.01, 20.23, 300.87°)
OKLab	oklab(44.38% 0.0215 -0.0478)
OKLCH	oklch(44.38% 0.052 294.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.2845, 8.5058, 15.9015)
Luminance	0.0851 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E6E #676E4E

analogous

#4E576E #554E6E #654E6E

triadic

#554E6E #6E554E #4E6E55

tetradic

#554E6E #6E4E57 #676E4E #4E6E65

square

#554E6E #6E4E57 #676E4E #4E6E65

split-complementary

#554E6E #6E654E #576E4E

monochromatic

#1E1B26 #39354A #554E6E #716792 #928AAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#554E6E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#554E6E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E6E

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E6E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E6E	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46536F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#47526D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#505359

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e6e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.052 294.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857f97',
    500: '#554e6e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e6e;
$custom-light: #857f97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e6e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.125,
    "s": 17.021,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44377,
    "c": 0.05241,
    "h": 294.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E6E

secondary

#949A7E

accent

#BA6EA9

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0B0A0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E6E

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

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