#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
RGBrgb(85, 20, 128)
HSLhsl(276, 73%, 29%)
HSVhsv(276, 84%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(33.6%, 84.4%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LABlab(23.64, 47.27, -46.79)
CIE-LCHlch(23.64, 66.51, 315.29°)
OKLaboklab(36.34% 0.0993 -0.1332)
OKLCHoklch(36.34% 0.166 306.7)
XYZxyz(7.8919, 3.9902, 20.7723)
Luminance0.0399 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

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
##5514801.0011.681.8011.68
#FFFFFF11.681.0021.001.00
#0000001.8021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF11.681.0021.001.00

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

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#551480 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva