#655970#655970

#655970 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.039 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#655970
RGB	rgb(101, 89, 112)
HSL	hsl(271, 11%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(271, 21%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 20.5%, 0%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.72, 9.72, -11.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.72, 14.90, 310.71°)
OKLab	oklab(48.4% 0.0243 -0.0306)
OKLCH	oklch(48.4% 0.039 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.8633, 11.0814, 16.8400)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#655970 #647059

analogous

#5A5970 #655970 #705970

triadic

#655970 #706559 #597065

tetradic

#655970 #705A59 #647059 #597070

square

#655970 #705A59 #647059 #597070

split-complementary

#655970 #707059 #59705A

monochromatic

#27232C #463E4E #655970 #847591 #A297AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#655970 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#655970 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #655970

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##655970	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##655970	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555D71

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585E6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#645C61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #655970;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(101, 89, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.039 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#918899',
    500: '#655970',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #655970;
$custom-light: #918899;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#655970",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 101,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.304,
    "s": 11.443,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48404,
    "c": 0.03907,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#655970

secondary

#929B8A

accent

#B47392

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#F0EFF2

border

#CBCACC

text

#0C0B0D

muted

#7D7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #655970

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

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