#55229B#55229B

#55229B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.181 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55229B
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 155)
HSL	hsl(265, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(265, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 78.1%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.96, 48.39, -56.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.96, 74.40, 310.57°)
OKLab	oklab(40.09% 0.08 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(40.09% 0.181 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.2332, 5.4417, 31.5152)
Luminance	0.0544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55229B #689B22

analogous

#222C9B #55229B #92229B

triadic

#55229B #9B5522 #229B55

tetradic

#55229B #9B222C #689B22 #229B92

square

#55229B #9B222C #689B22 #229B92

split-complementary

#55229B #9B9222 #2C9B22

monochromatic

#1E0C37 #391769 #55229B #712DCD #925CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.06

#55229B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#55229B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55229B

10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55229B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55229B	1.00	10.06	2.09	10.06
#FFFFFF	10.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004099

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42435E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55229b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.181 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c63b9',
    500: '#55229b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55229b;
$custom-light: #8c63b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55229b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.289,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40089,
    "c": 0.18058,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55229B

secondary

#94C059

accent

#E741A1

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55229B

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

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