#55237D#55237D

#55237D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.146 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55237D
RGB	rgb(85, 35, 125)
HSL	hsl(273, 56%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 72%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.61, 40.23, -41.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.61, 57.94, 313.97°)
OKLab	oklab(37.65% 0.0857 -0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(37.65% 0.146 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.0482, 4.6141, 19.8647)
Luminance	0.0461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 5.50

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55237D #4B7D23

analogous

#28237D #55237D #7D2378

triadic

#55237D #7D5523 #237D55

tetradic

#55237D #7D2823 #4B7D23 #23787D

square

#55237D #7D2823 #4B7D23 #23787D

split-complementary

#55237D #787D23 #237D28

monochromatic

#14081D #34164D #55237D #7630AD #944DCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.92

#55237D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#55237D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55237D

10.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55237D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55237D	1.00	10.92	1.92	10.92
#FFFFFF	10.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#043D7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E374D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55237d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 35, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.146 305.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55237d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.333,
    "s": 56.25,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37645,
    "c": 0.14615,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55237D

secondary

#78AF4C

accent

#E0488B

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C050F

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55237D

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

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