#554E75#554E75

#554E75 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.063 H 291.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554E75
RGB	rgb(85, 78, 117)
HSL	hsl(251, 20%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(251, 33%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.33, 12.26, -21.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.33, 24.52, 299.98°)
OKLab	oklab(44.72% 0.0236 -0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(44.72% 0.063 291.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.6808, 8.6643, 17.9885)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554E75 #6E754E

analogous

#4E5A75 #554E75 #684E75

triadic

#554E75 #75554E #4E7555

tetradic

#554E75 #754E5A #6E754E #4E7568

square

#554E75 #754E5A #6E754E #4E7568

split-complementary

#554E75 #75684E #5A754E

monochromatic

#201D2C #3A3650 #554E75 #706799 #928BB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#554E75 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#554E75 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554E75

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554E75	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554E75	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#445477

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445274

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E555C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554e75;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 117);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.063 291.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867f9d',
    500: '#554e75',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554e75;
$custom-light: #867f9d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554e75",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 117
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.769,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44723,
    "c": 0.06344,
    "h": 291.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554E75

secondary

#999F80

accent

#BD6BAE

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0B0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #554E75

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

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