#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
RGB	rgb(85, 32, 157)
HSL	hsl(265, 66%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(265, 80%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 79.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.84, 49.77, -57.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.84, 76.37, 310.67°)
OKLab	oklab(40.06% 0.0811 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(40.06% 0.185 296)
XYZ	xyz(10.3470, 5.3984, 32.3886)
Luminance	0.0540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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
##55209D	1.00	10.10	2.08	10.10
#FFFFFF	10.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #55209D

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

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