#5522C4#5522C4

#5522C4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.225 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5522C4
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 196)
HSL	hsl(259, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(259, 83%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 82.7%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.94, 59.15, -74.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.94, 95.12, 308.45°)
OKLab	oklab(44.05% 0.0666 -0.2145)
OKLCH	oklch(44.05% 0.225 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2792, 7.0601, 52.8242)
Luminance	0.0706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5522C4 #91C422

analogous

#2240C4 #5522C4 #A622C4

triadic

#5522C4 #C45522 #22C455

tetradic

#5522C4 #C42240 #91C422 #22C4A6

square

#5522C4 #C42240 #91C422 #22C4A6

split-complementary

#5522C4 #C4A622 #40C422

monochromatic

#28105C #3E1990 #5522C4 #7545DF #9C79E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.71

#5522C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#5522C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5522C4

8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5522C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5522C4	1.00	8.71	2.41	8.71
#FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5522c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.225 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9266d7',
    500: '#5522c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5522c4;
$custom-light: #9266d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5522c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.889,
    "s": 70.435,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44052,
    "c": 0.2246,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5522C4

secondary

#B2CF73

accent

#ED3BB5

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0615

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5522C4

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

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