#55167C#55167C

#55167C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.160 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55167C
RGB	rgb(85, 22, 124)
HSL	hsl(277, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(277, 82%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 82.3%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.54, 45.64, -44.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.54, 63.68, 315.78°)
OKLab	oklab(36.16% 0.0989 -0.1263)
OKLCH	oklch(36.16% 0.16 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.6705, 3.9605, 19.4252)
Luminance	0.0396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.60

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55167C #3D7C16

analogous

#22167C #55167C #7C1670

triadic

#55167C #7C5516 #167C55

tetradic

#55167C #7C2216 #3D7C16 #16707C

square

#55167C #7C2216 #3D7C16 #16707C

split-complementary

#55167C #707C16 #167C22

monochromatic

#12051A #310D48 #55167C #791FB0 #9A32DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.72

#55167C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#55167C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55167C

11.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55167C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55167C	1.00	11.72	1.79	11.72
#FFFFFF	11.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00367F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00397A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F3049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55167c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 22, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.160 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895ca3',
    500: '#55167c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55167c;
$custom-light: #895ca3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55167c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.059,
    "s": 69.863,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3616,
    "c": 0.16037,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55167C

secondary

#69B13D

accent

#ED3B7F

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55167C

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

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