#551856#551856

#551856 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.5% C 0.121 H 327.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#551856
RGB	rgb(85, 24, 86)
HSL	hsl(299, 56%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(299, 72%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 72.1%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.04, 36.64, -23.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.04, 43.61, 327.14°)
OKLab	oklab(33.51% 0.1016 -0.0655)
OKLCH	oklch(33.51% 0.121 327.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.7526, 3.2568, 9.1279)
Luminance	0.0326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#551856 #195618

analogous

#361856 #551856 #561838

triadic

#551856 #565518 #185655

tetradic

#551856 #563618 #195618 #183856

square

#551856 #563618 #195618 #183856

split-complementary

#551856 #385618 #185636

monochromatic

#180718 #260B26 #551856 #842586 #B433B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.72

#551856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.65

#551856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #551856

12.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##551856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##551856	1.00	12.72	1.65	12.72
#FFFFFF	12.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E2E58

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#273554

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#582135

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #551856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 24, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.5% 0.121 327.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875b86',
    500: '#551856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #551856;
$custom-light: #875b86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#551856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.032,
    "s": 56.364,
    "l": 21.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33508,
    "c": 0.12091,
    "h": 327.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#551856

secondary

#3E8D3D

accent

#E0484B

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0E9EF

border

#CBC5CA

text

#0C040B

muted

#7D797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #551856

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

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