#551457#551457

#551457 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.2% C 0.127 H 326.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551457
RGB	rgb(85, 20, 87)
HSL	hsl(298, 63%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(298, 77%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.3%, 77%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.52, 38.49, -25.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.52, 45.99, 326.82°)
OKLab	oklab(33.15% 0.1063 -0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(33.15% 0.127 326.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.7167, 3.1201, 9.3161)
Luminance	0.0312 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551457 #165714

analogous

#331457 #551457 #571437

triadic

#551457 #575514 #145755

tetradic

#551457 #573314 #165714 #143757

square

#551457 #573314 #165714 #143757

split-complementary

#551457 #375714 #145733

monochromatic

#180619 #240925 #551457 #861F89 #B62BBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.93

#551457 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#551457 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551457

12.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551457	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551457	1.00	12.93	1.62	12.93
#FFFFFF	12.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#062C59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#243455

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#581F34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551457;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 20, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.2% 0.127 326.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#885987',
    500: '#551457',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551457;
$custom-light: #885987;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551457",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.209,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 20.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33151,
    "c": 0.1272,
    "h": 326.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551457

secondary

#3A8F38

accent

#E64247

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0E9EF

border

#CBC5CA

text

#0C040B

muted

#7D797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #551457

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

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