#55205C#55205C

#55205C is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.115 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55205C
RGB	rgb(85, 32, 92)
HSL	hsl(293, 48%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(293, 65%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 65.2%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.78, 34.04, -24.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.78, 42.18, 323.82°)
OKLab	oklab(34.89% 0.0913 -0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(34.89% 0.115 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.1944, 3.7374, 10.5182)
Luminance	0.0374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55205C #275C20

analogous

#37205C #55205C #5C2045

triadic

#55205C #5C5520 #205C55

tetradic

#55205C #5C3720 #275C20 #20455C

square

#55205C #5C3720 #275C20 #20455C

split-complementary

#55205C #455C20 #205C37

monochromatic

#150817 #2B102F #55205C #7F3089 #A940B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.02

#55205C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#55205C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55205C

12.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55205C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55205C	1.00	12.02	1.75	12.02
#FFFFFF	12.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#14325E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28395A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#56293A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55205c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 32, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.115 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#875f8a',
    500: '#55205c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55205c;
$custom-light: #875f8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55205c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293,
    "s": 48.387,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34885,
    "c": 0.11455,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55205C

secondary

#509047

accent

#D85060

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0E9F0

border

#CBC5CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #55205C

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

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