#55255D#55255D

#55255D is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.7% C 0.107 H 321.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55255D
RGB	rgb(85, 37, 93)
HSL	hsl(291, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(291, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.6%, 60.2%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.82, 31.60, -23.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.82, 39.64, 322.88°)
OKLab	oklab(35.66% 0.0841 -0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(35.66% 0.107 321.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.3834, 4.0450, 10.7983)
Luminance	0.0404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55255D #2D5D25

analogous

#39255D #55255D #5D2549

triadic

#55255D #5D5525 #255D55

tetradic

#55255D #5D3925 #2D5D25 #25495D

square

#55255D #5D3925 #2D5D25 #25495D

split-complementary

#55255D #495D25 #255D39

monochromatic

#140916 #2D1431 #55255D #7D3689 #A548B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.61

#55255D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#55255D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55255D

11.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55255D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55255D	1.00	11.61	1.81	11.61
#FFFFFF	11.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B355F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B3B5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#562D3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55255d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 37, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.7% 0.107 321.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87628b',
    500: '#55255d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55255d;
$custom-light: #87628b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55255d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.429,
    "s": 43.077,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3566,
    "c": 0.10717,
    "h": 321.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55255D

secondary

#57904D

accent

#D35567

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0EAF0

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #55255D

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

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