#55225E#55225E

#55225E is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.113 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55225E
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 94)
HSL	hsl(291, 47%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(291, 64%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.6%, 63.8%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.28, 33.44, -25.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.28, 42.01, 322.75°)
OKLab	oklab(35.29% 0.0886 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(35.29% 0.113 321.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.3385, 3.8838, 11.0033)
Luminance	0.0388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55225E #2B5E22

analogous

#37225E #55225E #5E2249

triadic

#55225E #5E5522 #225E55

tetradic

#55225E #5E3722 #2B5E22 #22495E

square

#55225E #5E3722 #2B5E22 #22495E

split-complementary

#55225E #495E22 #225E37

monochromatic

#140816 #2C1231 #55225E #7E328B #A643B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.82

#55225E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#55225E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55225E

11.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55225E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55225E	1.00	11.82	1.78	11.82
#FFFFFF	11.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#153460

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28395C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#562B3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55225e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.113 321.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87618c',
    500: '#55225e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55225e;
$custom-light: #87618c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55225e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291,
    "s": 46.875,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35288,
    "c": 0.11336,
    "h": 321.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55225E

secondary

#55924A

accent

#D75165

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0EAF0

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #55225E

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

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