#55239A#55239A

#55239A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.178 H 296.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55239A
RGB	rgb(85, 35, 154)
HSL	hsl(265, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(265, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.8%, 77.3%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.02, 47.68, -55.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.02, 73.39, 310.52°)
OKLab	oklab(40.11% 0.0795 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(40.11% 0.178 296.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.1785, 5.4662, 31.0844)
Luminance	0.0547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55239A #689A23

analogous

#232D9A #55239A #91239A

triadic

#55239A #9A5523 #239A55

tetradic

#55239A #9A232D #689A23 #239A91

square

#55239A #9A232D #689A23 #239A91

split-complementary

#55239A #9A9123 #2D9A23

monochromatic

#1E0C36 #391868 #55239A #712ECC #925DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.03

#55239A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#55239A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55239A

10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55239A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55239A	1.00	10.03	2.09	10.03
#FFFFFF	10.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42435D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55239a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 35, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.178 296.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c64b9',
    500: '#55239a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55239a;
$custom-light: #8c64b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55239a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.21,
    "s": 62.963,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40107,
    "c": 0.17844,
    "h": 296.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55239A

secondary

#94BF5A

accent

#E642A1

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55239A

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

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