#55209B#55209B

#55209B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.183 H 296.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55209B
RGB	rgb(85, 32, 155)
HSL	hsl(266, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(266, 79%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 79.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.66, 49.26, -57.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.66, 75.33, 310.83°)
OKLab	oklab(39.88% 0.0817 -0.1633)
OKLCH	oklch(39.88% 0.183 296.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.1776, 5.3307, 31.4967)
Luminance	0.0533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55209B #669B20

analogous

#20289B #55209B #93209B

triadic

#55209B #9B5520 #209B55

tetradic

#55209B #9B2028 #669B20 #209B93

square

#55209B #9B2028 #669B20 #209B93

split-complementary

#55209B #9B9320 #289B20

monochromatic

#1D0B36 #391668 #55209B #712ACE #9259DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.16

#55209B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#55209B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55209B

10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55209B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55209B	1.00	10.16	2.07	10.16
#FFFFFF	10.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00429E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004099

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42425D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55209b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 32, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.183 296.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c62ba',
    500: '#55209b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55209b;
$custom-light: #8c62ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55209b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.854,
    "s": 65.775,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39878,
    "c": 0.18259,
    "h": 296.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55209B

secondary

#93C156

accent

#E93FA0

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0512

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55209B

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

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