#55237C#55237C

#55237C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.145 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55237C
RGB	rgb(85, 35, 124)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 71.8%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.53, 39.98, -41.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.53, 57.40, 314.14°)
OKLab	oklab(37.57% 0.0859 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(37.57% 0.145 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.9846, 4.5887, 19.5299)
Luminance	0.0459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 5.58

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55237C #4A7C23

analogous

#28237C #55237C #7C2376

triadic

#55237C #7C5523 #237C55

tetradic

#55237C #7C2823 #4A7C23 #23767C

square

#55237C #7C2823 #4A7C23 #23767C

split-complementary

#55237C #767C23 #237C28

monochromatic

#14081D #34164C #55237C #7630AC #954DCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.95

#55237C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#55237C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55237C

10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55237C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55237C	1.00	10.95	1.92	10.95
#FFFFFF	10.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#063D7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E374D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55237c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 35, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.145 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8962a3',
    500: '#55237c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55237c;
$custom-light: #8962a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55237c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.708,
    "s": 55.975,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37566,
    "c": 0.14503,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55237C

secondary

#77AF4C

accent

#DF498B

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C050F

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55237C

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

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