#55208D#55208D
#55208D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.167 H 300.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55208D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 32, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 63%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 77%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.7%, 77.3%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.41, 45.67, -50.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.41, 68.03, 312.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.62% 0.0856 -0.144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.62% 0.167 300.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0694, 4.8873, 25.6597) |
| Luminance | 0.0489 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.66
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.12
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.45
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.59
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.93
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55208D #588D20
analogous
#20228D #55208D #8C208D
triadic
#55208D #8D5520 #208D55
tetradic
#55208D #8D2022 #588D20 #208D8C
square
#55208D #8D2022 #588D20 #208D8C
split-complementary
#55208D #8D8C20 #228D20
monochromatic
#190929 #37155B #55208D #732BBF #9250D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.62
#55208D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.98
#55208D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #55208D
10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55208D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55208D | 1.00 | 10.62 | 1.98 | 10.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003E90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003E8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#483C55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55208d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 32, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.167 300.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8b61af',
500: '#55208d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55208d; $custom-light: #8b61af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55208d",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 32,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.174,
"s": 63.006,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38623,
"c": 0.16747,
"h": 300.7
},
"luminance": 0.04887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55208D
secondary
#86BA4E
accent
#E64296
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0C0510
muted
#7D7A7F