#55229D#55229D

#55229D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.183 H 295.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55229D
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 157)
HSL	hsl(265, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(265, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 78.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.14, 48.91, -57.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.14, 75.44, 310.42°)
OKLab	oklab(40.27% 0.0795 -0.1646)
OKLCH	oklch(40.27% 0.183 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.4025, 5.5094, 32.4071)
Luminance	0.0551 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55229D #6A9D22

analogous

#222D9D #55229D #93229D

triadic

#55229D #9D5522 #229D55

tetradic

#55229D #9D222D #6A9D22 #229D93

square

#55229D #9D222D #6A9D22 #229D93

split-complementary

#55229D #9D9322 #2D9D22

monochromatic

#1F0C38 #3A176B #55229D #702DCF #925DDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.99

#55229D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#55229D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55229D

9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55229D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55229D	1.00	9.99	2.10	9.99
#FFFFFF	9.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0043A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41445F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55229d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.183 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c63bb',
    500: '#55229d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55229d;
$custom-light: #8c63bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55229d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.878,
    "s": 64.398,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40271,
    "c": 0.18276,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55229D

secondary

#96C15A

accent

#E740A2

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55229D

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

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