#5525B0#5525B0

#5525B0 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.201 H 290.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5525B0
RGB	rgb(85, 37, 176)
HSL	hsl(261, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(261, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 79%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.37, 52.63, -65.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.37, 83.82, 308.89°)
OKLab	oklab(42.37% 0.0714 -0.1875)
OKLCH	oklch(42.37% 0.201 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.2421, 6.3885, 41.6539)
Luminance	0.0639 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.97

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5525B0 #80B025

analogous

#253BB0 #5525B0 #9A25B0

triadic

#5525B0 #B05525 #25B055

tetradic

#5525B0 #B0253B #80B025 #25B09A

square

#5525B0 #B0253B #80B025 #25B09A

split-complementary

#5525B0 #B09A25 #3BB025

monochromatic

#24104B #3D1A7D #5525B0 #713CD6 #966FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.22

#5525B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#5525B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5525B0

9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5525B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5525B0	1.00	9.22	2.28	9.22
#FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#354D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5525b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 37, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.201 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f66c9',
    500: '#5525b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5525b0;
$custom-light: #8f66c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5525b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.719,
    "s": 65.258,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42369,
    "c": 0.20063,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5525B0

secondary

#A7C76A

accent

#E840AE

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5525B0

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

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