#551855#551855

#551855 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.032; OKLCH L 33.4% C 0.120 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551855
RGB	rgb(85, 24, 85)
HSL	hsl(300, 56%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(300, 72%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.98, 36.44, -23.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.98, 43.14, 327.64°)
OKLab	oklab(33.45% 0.1016 -0.0638)
OKLCH	oklch(33.45% 0.12 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.7126, 3.2408, 8.9172)
Luminance	0.0324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551855 #185518

analogous

#371855 #551855 #551837

triadic

#551855 #555518 #185555

tetradic

#551855 #553718 #185518 #183755

square

#551855 #553718 #185518 #183755

split-complementary

#551855 #375518 #185537

monochromatic

#180718 #250B25 #551855 #852585 #B433B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.74

#551855 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#551855 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551855

12.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551855	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551855	1.00	12.74	1.65	12.74
#FFFFFF	12.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F2D57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#273553

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#582034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#323232

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551855;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 24, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.4% 0.120 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875b85',
    500: '#551855',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551855;
$custom-light: #875b85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551855",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 55.963,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33445,
    "c": 0.11998,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551855

secondary

#3D8C3D

accent

#DF4949

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0E9EF

border

#CBC5CA

text

#0C040B

muted

#7D797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #551855

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

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