#5C5262#5C5262

#5C5262 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.029 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5C5262
RGB	rgb(92, 82, 98)
HSL	hsl(278, 9%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(278, 16%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.1%, 16.3%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.35, 7.49, -7.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.35, 10.79, 313.96°)
OKLab	oklab(45.42% 0.0194 -0.0209)
OKLCH	oklch(45.42% 0.029 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.6352, 9.1918, 12.8195)
Luminance	0.0919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5C5262 #586252

analogous

#545262 #5C5262 #625260

triadic

#5C5262 #625C52 #52625C

tetradic

#5C5262 #625452 #586252 #526062

square

#5C5262 #625452 #586252 #526062

split-complementary

#5C5262 #606252 #526254

monochromatic

#1D1A1F #3D3641 #5C5262 #7B6E83 #9A8EA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#5C5262 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#5C5262 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5C5262

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5C5262	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5C5262	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505563

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525661

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C5457

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5c5262;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(92, 82, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.029 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a828e',
    500: '#5c5262',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5c5262;
$custom-light: #8a828e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5c5262",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 92,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 8.889,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45415,
    "c": 0.0285,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5C5262

secondary

#868F80

accent

#B2768C

background

#F8F7F8

surface

#F0EEF0

border

#CBC9CB

text

#0B0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #5C5262

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

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