#554F5D#554F5D

#554F5D is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.024 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554F5D
RGB	rgb(85, 79, 93)
HSL	hsl(266, 8%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(266, 15%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 15.1%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.63, 5.53, -7.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.63, 9.14, 307.23°)
OKLab	oklab(43.85% 0.0136 -0.0196)
OKLCH	oklch(43.85% 0.024 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.5177, 8.3136, 11.5098)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554F5D #575D4F

analogous

#4F505D #554F5D #5C4F5D

triadic

#554F5D #5D554F #4F5D55

tetradic

#554F5D #5D4F50 #575D4F #4F5D5C

square

#554F5D #5D4F50 #575D4F #4F5D5C

split-complementary

#554F5D #5D5C4F #505D4F

monochromatic

#19171B #37333C #554F5D #736B7E #928A9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#554F5D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#554F5D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554F5D

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554F5D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554F5D	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)

#4D515E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E515D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545154

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554f5d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 79, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.024 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85808a',
    500: '#554f5d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554f5d;
$custom-light: #85808a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554f5d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.714,
    "s": 8.14,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43853,
    "c": 0.02386,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554F5D

secondary

#858B7D

accent

#B17798

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #554F5D

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

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