#55239B#55239B

#55239B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.180 H 296.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55239B
RGB	rgb(85, 35, 155)
HSL	hsl(265, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(265, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 77.4%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.11, 47.94, -56.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.11, 73.91, 310.44°)
OKLab	oklab(40.2% 0.0792 -0.1611)
OKLCH	oklch(40.2% 0.18 296.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.2622, 5.4997, 31.5248)
Luminance	0.0550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55239B #699B23

analogous

#232D9B #55239B #91239B

triadic

#55239B #9B5523 #239B55

tetradic

#55239B #9B232D #699B23 #239B91

square

#55239B #9B232D #699B23 #239B91

split-complementary

#55239B #9B9123 #2D9B23

monochromatic

#1E0C37 #3A1869 #55239B #702ECD #925EDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.00

#55239B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#55239B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55239B

10.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55239B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55239B	1.00	10.00	2.10	10.00
#FFFFFF	10.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004199

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42435E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55239b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 35, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.180 296.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55239b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265,
    "s": 63.158,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40198,
    "c": 0.17955,
    "h": 296.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55239B

secondary

#95BF5A

accent

#E642A2

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55239B

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

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