#551483#551483

#551483 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.6% C 0.169 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551483
RGB	rgb(85, 20, 131)
HSL	hsl(275, 74%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(275, 85%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 84.7%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.90, 47.97, -48.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.90, 68.04, 314.83°)
OKLab	oklab(36.6% 0.0984 -0.1375)
OKLCH	oklch(36.6% 0.169 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.0923, 4.0704, 21.8277)
Luminance	0.0407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 2.91

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551483 #428314

analogous

#1D1483 #551483 #83147A

triadic

#551483 #835514 #148355

tetradic

#551483 #831D14 #428314 #147A83

square

#551483 #831D14 #428314 #147A83

split-complementary

#551483 #7A8314 #14831D

monochromatic

#11041B #330C4E #551483 #771CB8 #9832E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.58

#551483 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#551483 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551483

11.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551483	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551483	1.00	11.58	1.81	11.58
#FFFFFF	11.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003786

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003981

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C334D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551483;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 20, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.6% 0.169 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5ca8',
    500: '#551483',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551483;
$custom-light: #8a5ca8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551483",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 20,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.135,
    "s": 73.51,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36601,
    "c": 0.16912,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551483

secondary

#6FB83B

accent

#F03884

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C0410

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #551483

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

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