#55229C#55229C

#55229C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.182 H 296.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55229C
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 156)
HSL	hsl(265, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(265, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 78.2%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.05, 48.65, -56.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.05, 74.92, 310.50°)
OKLab	oklab(40.18% 0.0798 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(40.18% 0.182 296)
XYZ	xyz(10.3175, 5.4754, 31.9593)
Luminance	0.0548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55229C #699C22

analogous

#222C9C #55229C #92229C

triadic

#55229C #9C5522 #229C55

tetradic

#55229C #9C222C #699C22 #229C92

square

#55229C #9C222C #699C22 #229C92

split-complementary

#55229C #9C9222 #2C9C22

monochromatic

#1E0C38 #3A176A #55229C #702DCE #925DDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.02

#55229C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#55229C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55229C

10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55229C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55229C	1.00	10.02	2.10	10.02
#FFFFFF	10.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00409A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41435E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55229c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.182 296.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c63ba',
    500: '#55229c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55229c;
$custom-light: #8c63ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55229c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.082,
    "s": 64.211,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4018,
    "c": 0.18167,
    "h": 296
  },
  "luminance": 0.05476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55229C

secondary

#95C05A

accent

#E741A2

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55229C

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

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