#55174D#55174D

#55174D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.8% C 0.114 H 333.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55174D
RGB	rgb(85, 23, 77)
HSL	hsl(308, 57%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(308, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 9.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.36, 35.39, -18.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.36, 40.01, 332.19°)
OKLab	oklab(32.85% 0.1022 -0.0511)
OKLCH	oklch(32.85% 0.114 333.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.3923, 3.0803, 7.3303)
Luminance	0.0308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55174D #17551F

analogous

#3E1755 #55174D #55172E

triadic

#55174D #4D5517 #174D55

tetradic

#55174D #553E17 #17551F #172E55

square

#55174D #553E17 #17551F #172E55

split-complementary

#55174D #2E5517 #17553E

monochromatic

#180716 #250A21 #55174D #852479 #B531A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.00

#55174D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#55174D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55174D

13.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55174D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55174D	1.00	13.00	1.62	13.00
#FFFFFF	13.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#152B4F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B344B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#591C2F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55174d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 23, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.8% 0.114 333.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875a7f',
    500: '#55174d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55174d;
$custom-light: #875a7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55174d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.742,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32845,
    "c": 0.11427,
    "h": 333.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55174D

secondary

#3C8C46

accent

#E15B47

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#F0E9EE

border

#CBC5C9

text

#0C040A

muted

#7D797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #55174D

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

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