#551259#551259
#551259 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.131 H 325.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #551259 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 18, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 66%, 21%) |
| HSV | hsv(297, 80%, 35%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.5%, 79.8%, 0%, 65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.38, 39.63, -26.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(20.38, 47.80, 326.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(33.1% 0.1084 -0.0743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(33.1% 0.131 325.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7657, 3.0856, 9.7411) |
| Luminance | 0.0308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 2.35
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 3.67
Grape Purple
#5D1451
ΔE00 3.76
Eggplant Purple
#430541
ΔE00 5.18
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.77
Rich Purple
#720058
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#551259 #165912
analogous
#311259 #551259 #591239
triadic
#551259 #595512 #125955
tetradic
#551259 #593112 #165912 #123959
square
#551259 #593112 #165912 #123959
split-complementary
#551259 #395912 #125931
monochromatic
#180519 #240826 #551259 #861C8C #B627BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.99
#551259 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.62
#551259 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #551259
12.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##551259 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##551259 | 1.00 | 12.99 | 1.62 | 12.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#002C5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#223457
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#571E35
Achromatopsia (no color)
#313131
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #551259; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 18, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.131 325.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#885888',
500: '#551259',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #551259; $custom-light: #885888; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#551259",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 18,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 296.62,
"s": 66.355,
"l": 20.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33096,
"c": 0.13142,
"h": 325.5
},
"luminance": 0.03085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#551259
secondary
#3A9235
accent
#E93F48
background
#F8F5F8
surface
#F0E9F0
border
#CBC5CB
text
#0C040B
muted
#7D797C