#55259F#55259F

#55259F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.182 H 294.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55259F
RGB	rgb(85, 37, 159)
HSL	hsl(264, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(264, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.5%, 76.7%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.79, 48.09, -57.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.79, 75.02, 309.87°)
OKLab	oklab(40.78% 0.0764 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(40.78% 0.182 294.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.6642, 5.7573, 33.3436)
Luminance	0.0576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.74

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55259F #6F9F25

analogous

#25329F #55259F #92259F

triadic

#55259F #9F5525 #259F55

tetradic

#55259F #9F2532 #6F9F25 #259F92

square

#55259F #9F2532 #6F9F25 #259F92

split-complementary

#55259F #9F9225 #329F25

monochromatic

#200E3C #3A196D #55259F #7032CF #9264DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.76

#55259F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#55259F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55259F

9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55259F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55259F	1.00	9.76	2.15	9.76
#FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0045A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00429D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404661

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55259f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 37, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.182 294.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c65bc',
    500: '#55259f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55259f;
$custom-light: #8c65bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55259f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.607,
    "s": 62.245,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40784,
    "c": 0.18187,
    "h": 294.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55259F

secondary

#9AC05F

accent

#E542A5

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55259F

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

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