#55207C#55207C

#55207C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.149 H 306.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55207C
RGB	rgb(85, 32, 124)
HSL	hsl(275, 59%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(275, 74%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 74.2%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.01, 41.43, -42.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.01, 59.01, 314.59°)
OKLab	oklab(37.2% 0.0892 -0.1193)
OKLCH	oklch(37.2% 0.149 306.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.9001, 4.4196, 19.5018)
Luminance	0.0442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 5.03

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55207C #477C20

analogous

#27207C #55207C #7C2075

triadic

#55207C #7C5520 #207C55

tetradic

#55207C #7C2720 #477C20 #20757C

square

#55207C #7C2720 #477C20 #20757C

split-complementary

#55207C #757C20 #207C27

monochromatic

#12071B #34134B #55207C #762DAD #9647CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.15

#55207C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#55207C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55207C

11.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55207C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55207C	1.00	11.15	1.88	11.15
#FFFFFF	11.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003A7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E354C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55207c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 32, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.149 306.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8961a3',
    500: '#55207c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55207c;
$custom-light: #8961a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55207c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.565,
    "s": 58.974,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37198,
    "c": 0.14898,
    "h": 306.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55207C

secondary

#74AF49

accent

#E24688

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C050F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55207C

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

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