#551256#551256

#551256 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.129 H 327.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551256
RGB	rgb(85, 18, 86)
HSL	hsl(299, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(299, 79%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 79.1%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.19, 39.06, -25.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.19, 46.39, 327.36°)
OKLab	oklab(32.89% 0.1085 -0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(32.89% 0.129 327.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.6422, 3.0362, 9.0912)
Luminance	0.0304 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551256 #135612

analogous

#331256 #551256 #561235

triadic

#551256 #565512 #125655

tetradic

#551256 #563312 #135612 #123556

square

#551256 #563312 #135612 #123556

split-complementary

#551256 #355612 #125633

monochromatic

#190519 #230723 #551256 #871D89 #B927BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.07

#551256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#551256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551256

13.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551256	1.00	13.07	1.61	13.07
#FFFFFF	13.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#042B58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#243454

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#581D33

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 18, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.129 327.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#885886',
    500: '#551256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551256;
$custom-light: #885886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.118,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32894,
    "c": 0.12876,
    "h": 327.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551256

secondary

#368F35

accent

#E83F42

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0E9EF

border

#CBC5CA

text

#0C040B

muted

#7D797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #551256

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

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