#55147F#55147F

#55147F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.165 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55147F
RGB	rgb(85, 20, 127)
HSL	hsl(276, 73%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(276, 84%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 84.3%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.55, 47.04, -46.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.55, 66.01, 315.46°)
OKLab	oklab(36.25% 0.0996 -0.1318)
OKLCH	oklch(36.25% 0.165 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.8264, 3.9640, 20.4274)
Luminance	0.0396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.12

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55147F #3E7F14

analogous

#20147F #55147F #7F1474

triadic

#55147F #7F5514 #147F55

tetradic

#55147F #7F2014 #3E7F14 #14747F

square

#55147F #7F2014 #3E7F14 #14747F

split-complementary

#55147F #747F14 #147F20

monochromatic

#12041A #320C4A #55147F #781CB4 #9A2FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.71

#55147F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#55147F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55147F

11.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55147F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55147F	1.00	11.71	1.79	11.71
#FFFFFF	11.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003682

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00387D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E314B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55147f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 20, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.165 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5ba5',
    500: '#55147f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55147f;
$custom-light: #8a5ba5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55147f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.449,
    "s": 72.789,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36248,
    "c": 0.16522,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55147F

secondary

#6AB43B

accent

#EF3880

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55147F

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

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