#551480#551480

#551480 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.166 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551480
RGB	rgb(85, 20, 128)
HSL	hsl(276, 73%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(276, 84%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 84.4%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.64, 47.27, -46.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.64, 66.51, 315.29°)
OKLab	oklab(36.34% 0.0993 -0.1332)
OKLCH	oklch(36.34% 0.166 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.8919, 3.9902, 20.7723)
Luminance	0.0399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.05

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551480 #3F8014

analogous

#1F1480 #551480 #801475

triadic

#551480 #805514 #148055

tetradic

#551480 #801F14 #3F8014 #147580

square

#551480 #801F14 #3F8014 #147580

split-complementary

#551480 #758014 #14801F

monochromatic

#12041A #320C4B #551480 #781CB5 #9930DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.68

#551480 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#551480 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551480

11.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551480	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551480	1.00	11.68	1.80	11.68
#FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003683

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00397E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D314B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551480;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 20, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.166 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5ba6',
    500: '#551480',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551480;
$custom-light: #8a5ba6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551480",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.111,
    "s": 72.973,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36336,
    "c": 0.16619,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551480

secondary

#6BB53B

accent

#F03881

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #551480

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

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