#551550#551550

#551550 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.030; OKLCH L 32.8% C 0.120 H 331.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551550
RGB	rgb(85, 21, 80)
HSL	hsl(305, 60%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(305, 75%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.3%, 5.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.23, 36.78, -20.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.23, 42.31, 330.39°)
OKLab	oklab(32.81% 0.105 -0.0575)
OKLCH	oklch(32.81% 0.12 331.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.4624, 3.0472, 7.8883)
Luminance	0.0305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#551550 #15551A

analogous

#3A1555 #551550 #551530

triadic

#551550 #505515 #155055

tetradic

#551550 #553A15 #15551A #153055

square

#551550 #553A15 #15551A #153055

split-complementary

#551550 #305515 #15553A

monochromatic

#190617 #240922 #551550 #86217E #B72DAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.05

#551550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.61

#551550 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551550

13.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551550	1.00	13.05	1.61	13.05
#FFFFFF	13.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#102B52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28344E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#591C30

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 21, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.8% 0.120 331.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875981',
    500: '#551550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551550;
$custom-light: #875981;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.688,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 20.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32806,
    "c": 0.11968,
    "h": 331.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551550

secondary

#398D40

accent

#E45144

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#F0E9EE

border

#CBC5C9

text

#0C040A

muted

#7D797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #551550

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

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