#55128C#55128C

#55128C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.179 H 302.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55128C
RGB	rgb(85, 18, 140)
HSL	hsl(273, 77%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(273, 87%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.3%, 87.1%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.50, 50.71, -52.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.50, 73.28, 313.78°)
OKLab	oklab(37.27% 0.0967 -0.1512)
OKLCH	oklch(37.27% 0.179 302.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.6951, 4.2573, 25.1695)
Luminance	0.0426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55128C #498C12

analogous

#18128C #55128C #8C1286

triadic

#55128C #8C5512 #128C55

tetradic

#55128C #8C1812 #498C12 #12868C

square

#55128C #8C1812 #498C12 #12868C

split-complementary

#55128C #868C12 #128C18

monochromatic

#130420 #340B56 #55128C #7619C2 #9534E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.34

#55128C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.85

#55128C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55128C

11.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55128C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55128C	1.00	11.34	1.85	11.34
#FFFFFF	11.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00398F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#493652

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55128c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 18, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.179 302.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b5baf',
    500: '#55128c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55128c;
$custom-light: #8b5baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55128c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 18,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.951,
    "s": 77.215,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37269,
    "c": 0.17948,
    "h": 302.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55128C

secondary

#76C039

accent

#F4348A

background

#F9F5FA

surface

#F1E9F5

border

#CBC5CF

text

#0D0410

muted

#7E797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55128C

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

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