#55229F#55229F

#55229F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.185 H 295.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55229F
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 159)
HSL	hsl(264, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(264, 79%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.5%, 78.6%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.32, 49.43, -58.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.32, 76.47, 310.27°)
OKLab	oklab(40.46% 0.0789 -0.1673)
OKLCH	oklch(40.46% 0.185 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.5747, 5.5783, 33.3137)
Luminance	0.0558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55229F #6C9F22

analogous

#222D9F #55229F #93229F

triadic

#55229F #9F5522 #229F55

tetradic

#55229F #9F222D #6C9F22 #229F93

square

#55229F #9F222D #6C9F22 #229F93

split-complementary

#55229F #9F9322 #2D9F22

monochromatic

#1F0C3A #3A176D #55229F #702DD1 #925FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.93

#55229F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#55229F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55229F

9.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55229F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55229F	1.00	9.93	2.12	9.93
#FFFFFF	9.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0044A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404560

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55229f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.185 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d63bc',
    500: '#55229f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55229f;
$custom-light: #8d63bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55229f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.48,
    "s": 64.767,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40455,
    "c": 0.18494,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55229F

secondary

#98C15B

accent

#E840A3

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55229F

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

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