#55157D#55157D

#55157D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.162 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55157D
RGB	rgb(85, 21, 125)
HSL	hsl(277, 71%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(277, 83%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 83.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.50, 46.23, -45.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.50, 64.60, 315.70°)
OKLab	oklab(36.16% 0.0994 -0.1283)
OKLCH	oklch(36.16% 0.162 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.7154, 3.9484, 19.7537)
Luminance	0.0395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.39

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55157D #3D7D15

analogous

#21157D #55157D #7D1571

triadic

#55157D #7D5515 #157D55

tetradic

#55157D #7D2115 #3D7D15 #15717D

square

#55157D #7D2115 #3D7D15 #15717D

split-complementary

#55157D #717D15 #157D21

monochromatic

#12041A #310C49 #55157D #791EB1 #9A30DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.73

#55157D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#55157D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55157D

11.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55157D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55157D	1.00	11.73	1.79	11.73
#FFFFFF	11.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003680

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00387B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E304A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55157d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 21, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.162 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5ca3',
    500: '#55157d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55157d;
$custom-light: #8a5ca3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55157d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.923,
    "s": 71.233,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36159,
    "c": 0.16233,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03948
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55157D

secondary

#69B23C

accent

#EE3A7F

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55157D

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

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