#55249A#55249A

#55249A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.177 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55249A
RGB	rgb(85, 36, 154)
HSL	hsl(265, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(265, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.8%, 76.6%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.18, 47.23, -55.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.18, 72.89, 310.38°)
OKLab	oklab(40.22% 0.0786 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(40.22% 0.177 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.2084, 5.5259, 31.0943)
Luminance	0.0553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55249A #699A24

analogous

#242E9A #55249A #90249A

triadic

#55249A #9A5524 #249A55

tetradic

#55249A #9A242E #699A24 #249A90

square

#55249A #9A242E #699A24 #249A90

split-complementary

#55249A #9A9024 #2E9A24

monochromatic

#1E0D37 #3A1868 #55249A #7030CC #925FDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.98

#55249A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#55249A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55249A

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55249A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55249A	1.00	9.98	2.11	9.98
#FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42445E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55249a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 36, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.177 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c64b9',
    500: '#55249a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55249a;
$custom-light: #8c64b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55249a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.915,
    "s": 62.105,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40219,
    "c": 0.17737,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55249A

secondary

#95BF5B

accent

#E543A2

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55249A

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

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