#555166#555166

#555166 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.034 H 293.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555166
RGB	rgb(85, 81, 102)
HSL	hsl(251, 11%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(251, 21%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 20.6%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.55, 6.43, -11.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.55, 13.22, 299.13°)
OKLab	oklab(44.68% 0.0138 -0.0314)
OKLCH	oklch(44.68% 0.034 293.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.0865, 8.7754, 13.7829)
Luminance	0.0877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555166 #626651

analogous

#515766 #555166 #5F5166

triadic

#555166 #665551 #516655

tetradic

#555166 #665157 #626651 #51665F

square

#555166 #665157 #626651 #51665F

split-complementary

#555166 #665F51 #576651

monochromatic

#1C1B22 #393644 #555166 #716C88 #918DA4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#555166 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#555166 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555166

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555166	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555166	1.00	7.62	2.75	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C5467

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D5365

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525458

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555166;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 81, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.034 293.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858191',
    500: '#555166',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555166;
$custom-light: #858191;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555166",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.429,
    "s": 11.475,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44681,
    "c": 0.03432,
    "h": 293.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555166

secondary

#8F9380

accent

#B473A8

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #555166

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

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