#555263#555263

#555263 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.028 H 293.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#555263
RGB	rgb(85, 82, 99)
HSL	hsl(251, 9%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(251, 17%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 17.2%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 5.07, -9.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 10.68, 298.34°)
OKLab	oklab(44.78% 0.011 -0.0255)
OKLCH	oklch(44.78% 0.028 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.0153, 8.8667, 13.0384)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#555263 #606352

analogous

#525763 #555263 #5D5263

triadic

#555263 #635552 #526355

tetradic

#555263 #635257 #606352 #52635D

square

#555263 #635257 #606352 #52635D

split-complementary

#555263 #635D52 #576352

monochromatic

#1C1B20 #383642 #555263 #726E84 #918EA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#555263 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#555263 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #555263

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##555263	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##555263	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5464

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5462

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#525558

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #555263;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 82, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.028 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85828f',
    500: '#555263',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #555263;
$custom-light: #85828f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#555263",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.588,
    "s": 9.392,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44781,
    "c": 0.02773,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08867
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#555263

secondary

#8D9081

accent

#B275A8

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #555263

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

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