#565161#565161

#565161 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.027 H 299.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565161
RGB	rgb(86, 81, 97)
HSL	hsl(259, 9%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(259, 16%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 16.5%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.45, 5.59, -8.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.45, 10.21, 303.20°)
OKLab	oklab(44.57% 0.0131 -0.0231)
OKLCH	oklch(44.57% 0.027 299.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.9374, 8.7263, 12.5204)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565161 #5C6151

analogous

#515461 #565161 #5E5161

triadic

#565161 #615651 #516156

tetradic

#565161 #615154 #5C6151 #51615E

square

#565161 #615154 #5C6151 #51615E

split-complementary

#565161 #615E51 #546151

monochromatic

#1B191E #383540 #565161 #746D82 #938DA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#565161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#565161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565161

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565161	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5362

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5361

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545356

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 81, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.027 299.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85818d',
    500: '#565161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565161;
$custom-light: #85818d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.75,
    "s": 8.989,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44566,
    "c": 0.02655,
    "h": 299.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565161

secondary

#8A8E7F

accent

#B2769F

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #565161

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

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