#55225A#55225A

#55225A is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.0% C 0.109 H 324.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55225A
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 90)
HSL	hsl(295, 45%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(295, 62%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 62.2%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.05, 32.58, -23.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.05, 39.97, 324.59°)
OKLab	oklab(35.04% 0.0883 -0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(35.04% 0.109 324)
XYZ	xyz(6.1636, 3.8139, 10.0824)
Luminance	0.0381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55225A #275A22

analogous

#39225A #55225A #5A2243

triadic

#55225A #5A5522 #225A55

tetradic

#55225A #5A3922 #275A22 #22435A

square

#55225A #5A3922 #275A22 #22435A

split-complementary

#55225A #435A22 #225A39

monochromatic

#150816 #2B112E #55225A #7F3386 #A944B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.91

#55225A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.76

#55225A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55225A

11.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55225A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55225A	1.00	11.91	1.76	11.91
#FFFFFF	11.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#19335C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B3958

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#572A3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55225a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.0% 0.109 324.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876089',
    500: '#55225a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55225a;
$custom-light: #876089;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55225a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.643,
    "s": 45.161,
    "l": 24.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35038,
    "c": 0.10914,
    "h": 324
  },
  "luminance": 0.03814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55225A

secondary

#508E4A

accent

#D5535F

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0EAF0

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0B050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #55225A

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

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