#55169F#55169F

#55169F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.195 H 296.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55169F
RGB	rgb(85, 22, 159)
HSL	hsl(268, 76%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(268, 86%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.5%, 86.2%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.76, 54.00, -60.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.76, 81.41, 311.55°)
OKLab	oklab(39.37% 0.0872 -0.1747)
OKLCH	oklch(39.37% 0.195 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.2896, 5.0081, 33.2187)
Luminance	0.0501 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55169F #609F16

analogous

#161C9F #55169F #99169F

triadic

#55169F #9F5516 #169F55

tetradic

#55169F #9F161C #609F16 #169F99

square

#55169F #9F161C #609F16 #169F99

split-complementary

#55169F #9F9916 #1C9F16

monochromatic

#1C0733 #380F69 #55169F #721DD5 #914AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.49

#55169F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#55169F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55169F

10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55169F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55169F	1.00	10.49	2.00	10.49
#FFFFFF	10.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0040A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#40405E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55169f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 22, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.195 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d5ebd',
    500: '#55169f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55169f;
$custom-light: #8d5ebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55169f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.591,
    "s": 75.691,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39372,
    "c": 0.19524,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55169F

secondary

#8DC74A

accent

#F2369B

background

#F9F5FB

surface

#F1EAF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0512

muted

#7E7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #55169F

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

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