#55247D#55247D

#55247D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.145 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55247D
RGB	rgb(85, 36, 125)
HSL	hsl(273, 55%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(273, 71%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 71.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.78, 39.73, -41.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.78, 57.38, 313.81°)
OKLab	oklab(37.77% 0.0846 -0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(37.77% 0.145 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.0780, 4.6738, 19.8746)
Luminance	0.0467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55247D #4C7D24

analogous

#29247D #55247D #7D2479

triadic

#55247D #7D5524 #247D55

tetradic

#55247D #7D2924 #4C7D24 #24797D

square

#55247D #7D2924 #4C7D24 #24797D

split-complementary

#55247D #797D24 #247D29

monochromatic

#14091E #35164D #55247D #7532AD #944FCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.85

#55247D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#55247D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55247D

10.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55247D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55247D	1.00	10.85	1.93	10.85
#FFFFFF	10.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#063D7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E384D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55247d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 36, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.145 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8963a3',
    500: '#55247d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55247d;
$custom-light: #8963a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55247d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.034,
    "s": 55.28,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37772,
    "c": 0.1448,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55247D

secondary

#79AF4D

accent

#DF498C

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C050F

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55247D

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

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