#554961

Color #554961

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#554961

RGB

rgb(85, 73, 97)

HSL

hsl(270, 14.1%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 24.7%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 24.7%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(33.05, 10.29, -12.19)

LCH

lch(33.05, 15.95, 310.17)

OKLCH

oklch(42.7%, 0.0417, 307.31)

HWB

hwb(270, 28.6%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#556149

Analogous

#494961

#554961

#614961

Triadic

#554961

#615549

#496155

Split-complementary

#554961

#616149

#496149

Tetradic

#554961

#614955

#556149

#496155

Square

#554961

#614949

#556149

#496161

Shades

Color #554961 mixed toward black.

#473d51

#393141

#2a2430

#1c1820

#0e0c10

Tints

Color #554961 mixed toward white.

#716181

#8e7e9e

#aa9eb6

#c6bece

#e3dfe7

Tones

Color #554961 mixed toward gray.

#554b5f

#554d5d

#554f5b

#555159

#555357

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.51:1

White text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#50505c · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#51525b · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#545857 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 13.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #554961;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#554961]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#554961 (#554961) is rgb(85, 73, 97) in RGB.

No, #554961 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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