#55167F#55167F

#55167F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.163 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55167F
RGB	rgb(85, 22, 127)
HSL	hsl(276, 70%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(276, 83%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 82.7%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.80, 46.34, -45.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.80, 65.22, 315.27°)
OKLab	oklab(36.42% 0.0981 -0.1306)
OKLCH	oklch(36.42% 0.163 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.8632, 4.0375, 20.4396)
Luminance	0.0404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.34

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55167F #407F16

analogous

#21167F #55167F #7F1675

triadic

#55167F #7F5516 #167F55

tetradic

#55167F #7F2116 #407F16 #16757F

square

#55167F #7F2116 #407F16 #16757F

split-complementary

#55167F #757F16 #167F21

monochromatic

#11051A #320D4B #55167F #781FB3 #9934DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.62

#55167F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#55167F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55167F

11.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55167F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55167F	1.00	11.62	1.81	11.62
#FFFFFF	11.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003782

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00397D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E324B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55167f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 22, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.163 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5ca5',
    500: '#55167f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55167f;
$custom-light: #8a5ca5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55167f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 70.47,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36418,
    "c": 0.16334,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55167F

secondary

#6DB43D

accent

#ED3B82

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C040F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55167F

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

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