#55209D#55209D

#55209D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.185 H 296.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#55209D
RGBrgb(85, 32, 157)
HSLhsl(265, 66%, 37%)
HSVhsv(265, 80%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(45.9%, 79.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LABlab(27.84, 49.77, -57.92)
CIE-LCHlch(27.84, 76.37, 310.67°)
OKLaboklab(40.06% 0.0811 -0.166)
OKLCHoklch(40.06% 0.185 296)
XYZxyz(10.3470, 5.3984, 32.3886)
Luminance0.0540 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#55209D #689D20
analogous
#20299D #55209D #94209D
triadic
#55209D #9D5520 #209D55
tetradic
#55209D #9D2029 #689D20 #209D94
square
#55209D #9D2029 #689D20 #209D94
split-complementary
#55209D #9D9420 #299D20
monochromatic
#1E0B37 #39166A #55209D #712AD0 #925ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.10
#55209D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08
#55209D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55209D
10.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##55209D#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##55209D1.0010.102.0810.10
#FFFFFF10.101.0021.001.00
#0000002.0821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF10.101.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0042A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00409B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#41435E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #55209d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 32, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.185 296.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c62bb',
    500: '#55209d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #55209d;
$custom-light: #8c62bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#55209d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.44,
    "s": 66.138,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40063,
    "c": 0.18473,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.05399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#55209D
secondary
#94C157
accent
#E93FA1
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F1EBF6
border
#CBC6D0
text
#0D0512
muted
#7E7A81

Preview Lab

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#55209D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva