#551850#551850

#551850 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.115 H 331.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551850
RGB	rgb(85, 24, 80)
HSL	hsl(305, 56%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(305, 72%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 5.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.69, 35.49, -20.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.69, 40.83, 330.37°)
OKLab	oklab(33.14% 0.1012 -0.0555)
OKLCH	oklch(33.14% 0.115 331.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.5209, 3.1642, 7.9078)
Luminance	0.0316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551850 #18551D

analogous

#3C1855 #551850 #551832

triadic

#551850 #505518 #185055

tetradic

#551850 #553C18 #18551D #183255

square

#551850 #553C18 #18551D #183255

split-complementary

#551850 #325518 #18553C

monochromatic

#180716 #250B23 #551850 #85257D #B433AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.86

#551850 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.63

#551850 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551850

12.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551850	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551850	1.00	12.86	1.63	12.86
#FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#142C52

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A354E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#591E31

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551850;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 24, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.115 331.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875b81',
    500: '#551850',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551850;
$custom-light: #875b81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551850",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.918,
    "s": 55.963,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33137,
    "c": 0.11544,
    "h": 331.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551850

secondary

#3D8C44

accent

#DF5549

background

#F8F5F7

surface

#F0E9EE

border

#CBC5C9

text

#0C040A

muted

#7D797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #551850

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

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