#55235C#55235C

#55235C is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.3% C 0.110 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55235C
RGB	rgb(85, 35, 92)
HSL	hsl(293, 45%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(293, 62%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 62%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.36, 32.47, -23.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.36, 40.37, 323.54°)
OKLab	oklab(35.31% 0.087 -0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(35.31% 0.11 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.2789, 3.9064, 10.5464)
Luminance	0.0391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55235C #2A5C23

analogous

#39235C #55235C #5C2346

triadic

#55235C #5C5523 #235C55

tetradic

#55235C #5C3923 #2A5C23 #23465C

square

#55235C #5C3923 #2A5C23 #23465C

split-complementary

#55235C #465C23 #235C39

monochromatic

#140816 #2C1230 #55235C #7E3488 #A745B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.79

#55235C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#55235C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55235C

11.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55235C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55235C	1.00	11.79	1.78	11.79
#FFFFFF	11.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#19345E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A3A5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#562B3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55235c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 35, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.3% 0.110 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87618a',
    500: '#55235c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55235c;
$custom-light: #87618a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55235c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.632,
    "s": 44.882,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35305,
    "c": 0.10955,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55235C

secondary

#53904B

accent

#D55363

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0EAF0

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #55235C

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

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