#55147D#55147D

#55147D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.163 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55147D
RGB	rgb(85, 20, 125)
HSL	hsl(277, 72%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(277, 84%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 84%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.38, 46.58, -45.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.38, 64.99, 315.79°)
OKLab	oklab(36.08% 0.1002 -0.1289)
OKLCH	oklch(36.08% 0.163 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.6974, 3.9124, 19.7477)
Luminance	0.0391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.29

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55147D #3C7D14

analogous

#20147D #55147D #7D1470

triadic

#55147D #7D5514 #147D55

tetradic

#55147D #7D2014 #3C7D14 #14707D

square

#55147D #7D2014 #3C7D14 #14707D

split-complementary

#55147D #707D14 #147D20

monochromatic

#12041A #310C48 #55147D #791CB2 #9B2EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.78

#55147D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#55147D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55147D

11.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55147D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55147D	1.00	11.78	1.78	11.78
#FFFFFF	11.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003680

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00387B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E304A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55147d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 20, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.163 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5ba3',
    500: '#55147d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55147d;
$custom-light: #8a5ba3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55147d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.143,
    "s": 72.414,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36075,
    "c": 0.16326,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55147D

secondary

#68B23A

accent

#EF397E

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55147D

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

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