#55174F#55174F

#55174F is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 33.0% C 0.116 H 332.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55174F
RGB	rgb(85, 23, 79)
HSL	hsl(306, 57%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(306, 73%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.9%, 7.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.48, 35.75, -19.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.48, 40.89, 330.96°)
OKLab	oklab(32.96% 0.1024 -0.0545)
OKLCH	oklch(32.96% 0.116 332)
XYZ	xyz(5.4640, 3.1090, 7.7079)
Luminance	0.0311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55174F #17551D

analogous

#3C1755 #55174F #551730

triadic

#55174F #4F5517 #174F55

tetradic

#55174F #553C17 #17551D #173055

square

#55174F #553C17 #17551D #173055

split-complementary

#55174F #305517 #17553C

monochromatic

#180716 #250A22 #55174F #85247C #B531A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.95

#55174F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#55174F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55174F

12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55174F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55174F	1.00	12.95	1.62	12.95
#FFFFFF	12.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#142C51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A344D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#591D30

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55174f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 23, 79);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.0% 0.116 332.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55174f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 79
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.806,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 21.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32963,
    "c": 0.11601,
    "h": 332
  },
  "luminance": 0.03109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55174F

secondary

#3C8C44

accent

#E15647

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#F0E9EE

border

#CBC5C9

text

#0C040A

muted

#7D797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #55174F

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

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