#55208B#55208B
#55208B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.165 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55208B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 32, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(270, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(270, 77%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.8%, 77%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.24, 45.17, -49.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.24, 66.97, 312.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.45% 0.0861 -0.1411) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.45% 0.165 301.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9219, 4.8283, 24.8830) |
| Luminance | 0.0483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.59
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.19
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.36
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.45
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 7.23
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 7.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55208B #568B20
analogous
#20208B #55208B #8A208B
triadic
#55208B #8B5520 #208B55
tetradic
#55208B #8B2020 #568B20 #208B8A
square
#55208B #8B2020 #568B20 #208B8A
split-complementary
#55208B #8B8A20 #208B20
monochromatic
#180928 #371559 #55208B #732BBD #924FD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.68
#55208B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.97
#55208B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #55208B
10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55208B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55208B | 1.00 | 10.68 | 1.97 | 10.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003D8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003D89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#493B54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55208b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 32, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.165 301.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a61ae',
500: '#55208b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55208b; $custom-light: #8a61ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55208b",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 32,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.72,
"s": 62.573,
"l": 33.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38449,
"c": 0.16531,
"h": 301.4
},
"luminance": 0.04828
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55208B
secondary
#84BA4D
accent
#E64295
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF4
border
#CBC6CE
text
#0C0510
muted
#7D7A7F