#55197C#55197C

#55197C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.157 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55197C
RGB	rgb(85, 25, 124)
HSL	hsl(276, 66%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(276, 80%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 79.8%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.94, 44.48, -43.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.94, 62.40, 315.47°)
OKLab	oklab(36.44% 0.0962 -0.1244)
OKLCH	oklch(36.44% 0.157 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.7313, 4.0819, 19.4455)
Luminance	0.0408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 3.96

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55197C #407C19

analogous

#24197C #55197C #7C1972

triadic

#55197C #7C5519 #197C55

tetradic

#55197C #7C2419 #407C19 #19727C

square

#55197C #7C2419 #407C19 #19727C

split-complementary

#55197C #727C19 #197C24

monochromatic

#110519 #320F49 #55197C #7823AF #9938D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.56

#55197C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#55197C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55197C

11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55197C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55197C	1.00	11.56	1.82	11.56
#FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00377F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00397A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F324A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55197c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 25, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.157 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#895da3',
    500: '#55197c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55197c;
$custom-light: #895da3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55197c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.364,
    "s": 66.443,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36441,
    "c": 0.15725,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55197C

secondary

#6DB040

accent

#E93E82

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0E9F4

border

#CBC5CE

text

#0C050F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55197C

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