#55189D#55189D

#55189D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.192 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55189D
RGB	rgb(85, 24, 157)
HSL	hsl(268, 73%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(268, 85%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 84.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.79, 52.84, -59.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.79, 79.69, 311.54°)
OKLab	oklab(39.33% 0.0867 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(39.33% 0.192 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.1571, 5.0187, 32.3253)
Luminance	0.0502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55189D #609D18

analogous

#181D9D #55189D #97189D

triadic

#55189D #9D5518 #189D55

tetradic

#55189D #9D181D #609D18 #189D97

square

#55189D #9D181D #609D18 #189D97

split-complementary

#55189D #9D9718 #1D9D18

monochromatic

#1C0833 #381068 #55189D #7220D2 #914CE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.48

#55189D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#55189D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55189D

10.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55189D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55189D	1.00	10.48	2.00	10.48
#FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0040A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41405D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55189d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 24, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.192 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d5fbb',
    500: '#55189d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55189d;
$custom-light: #8d5fbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55189d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.519,
    "s": 73.481,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39334,
    "c": 0.19173,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55189D

secondary

#8DC54B

accent

#F0389C

background

#F9F5FB

surface

#F1EAF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0512

muted

#7E7981

Preview Lab

Preview with #55189D

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

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