#55174E#55174E

#55174E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.9% C 0.115 H 332.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55174E
RGB	rgb(85, 23, 78)
HSL	hsl(307, 57%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(307, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 8.2%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.42, 35.57, -19.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.42, 40.45, 331.57°)
OKLab	oklab(32.9% 0.1023 -0.0528)
OKLCH	oklch(32.9% 0.115 332.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.4279, 3.0946, 7.5177)
Luminance	0.0309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#55174E #17551E

analogous

#3D1755 #55174E #55172F

triadic

#55174E #4E5517 #174E55

tetradic

#55174E #553D17 #17551E #172F55

square

#55174E #553D17 #17551E #172F55

split-complementary

#55174E #2F5517 #17553D

monochromatic

#180716 #250A22 #55174E #85247A #B531A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.97

#55174E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#55174E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55174E

12.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55174E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55174E	1.00	12.97	1.62	12.97
#FFFFFF	12.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#142C50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A344C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#591D30

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55174e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 23, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.9% 0.115 332.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875a80',
    500: '#55174e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55174e;
$custom-light: #875a80;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55174e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.774,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32904,
    "c": 0.11514,
    "h": 332.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55174E

secondary

#3C8C45

accent

#E15847

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#F0E9EE

border

#CBC5C9

text

#0C040A

muted

#7D797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #55174E

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

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