#551A5A#551A5A
#551A5A is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.122 H 324.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #551A5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 26, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 55%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 71%, 35%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(5.6%, 71.1%, 0%, 64.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(21.61, 36.54, -25.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(21.61, 44.52, 325.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(34% 0.0992 -0.0707) |
| OKLCH | oklch(34% 0.122 324.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.9610, 3.4086, 10.0148) |
| Luminance | 0.0341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 3.47
Grape Purple
#5D1451
ΔE00 3.73
Deep Violet
#490648
ΔE00 4.38
Eggplant Purple
#430541
ΔE00 5.71
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 6.75
Plum (survey)
#580F41
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#551A5A #1F5A1A
analogous
#351A5A #551A5A #5A1A3F
triadic
#551A5A #5A551A #1A5A55
tetradic
#551A5A #5A351A #1F5A1A #1A3F5A
square
#551A5A #5A351A #1F5A1A #1A3F5A
split-complementary
#551A5A #3F5A1A #1A5A35
monochromatic
#160718 #280C2B #551A5A #822889 #AF35B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
12.49
#551A5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.68
#551A5A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #551A5A
12.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##551A5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##551A5A | 1.00 | 12.49 | 1.68 | 12.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 12.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 12.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0C2F5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#263658
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#572437
Achromatopsia (no color)
#343434
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #551a5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 26, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.122 324.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#875c89',
500: '#551a5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #551a5a; $custom-light: #875c89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#551a5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 26,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 295.313,
"s": 55.172,
"l": 22.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.33997,
"c": 0.12182,
"h": 324.5
},
"luminance": 0.03408
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#551A5A
secondary
#469040
accent
#DF4955
background
#F8F5F8
surface
#F0E9F0
border
#CBC5CB
text
#0C040B
muted
#7D797C