#55255F#55255F

#55255F is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.109 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55255F
RGB	rgb(85, 37, 95)
HSL	hsl(290, 44%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(290, 61%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.5%, 61.1%, 0%, 62.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.94, 32.05, -25.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.94, 40.67, 321.99°)
OKLab	oklab(35.78% 0.0843 -0.0696)
OKLCH	oklch(35.78% 0.109 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.4732, 4.0809, 11.2710)
Luminance	0.0408 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55255F #2F5F25

analogous

#38255F #55255F #5F254C

triadic

#55255F #5F5525 #255F55

tetradic

#55255F #5F3825 #2F5F25 #254C5F

square

#55255F #5F3825 #2F5F25 #254C5F

split-complementary

#55255F #4C5F25 #255F38

monochromatic

#140916 #2E1433 #55255F #7C368B #A447B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.56

#55255F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#55255F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55255F

11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55255F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55255F	1.00	11.56	1.82	11.56
#FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#193661

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A3B5D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#562E3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55255f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 37, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.109 320.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55255f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.655,
    "s": 43.939,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35784,
    "c": 0.10936,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55255F

secondary

#59924D

accent

#D4546A

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0EAF0

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #55255F

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

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