#565261#565261

#565261 is a dark, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.025 H 297.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#565261
RGB	rgb(86, 82, 97)
HSL	hsl(256, 8%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(256, 15%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.3%, 15.5%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.74, 4.96, -8.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.74, 9.50, 301.48°)
OKLab	oklab(44.79% 0.0114 -0.0219)
OKLCH	oklch(44.79% 0.025 297.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.0123, 8.8761, 12.5454)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#565261 #5D6152

analogous

#525561 #565261 #5D5261

triadic

#565261 #615652 #526156

tetradic

#565261 #615255 #5D6152 #52615D

square

#565261 #615255 #5D6152 #52615D

split-complementary

#565261 #615D52 #556152

monochromatic

#1B1A1F #393640 #565261 #736E82 #938E9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#565261 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#565261 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #565261

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##565261	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##565261	1.00	7.57	2.78	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5462

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505461

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#545457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #565261;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 82, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.025 297.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85828d',
    500: '#565261',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #565261;
$custom-light: #85828d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#565261",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256,
    "s": 8.38,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44794,
    "c": 0.0247,
    "h": 297.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#565261

secondary

#8B8E80

accent

#B176A2

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#EFEEF0

border

#CAC9CB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #565261

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

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