#55269D#55269D

#55269D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.179 H 295.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55269D
RGB	rgb(85, 38, 157)
HSL	hsl(264, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(264, 76%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 75.8%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.78, 47.09, -56.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.78, 73.46, 309.87°)
OKLab	oklab(40.72% 0.0761 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(40.72% 0.179 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.5236, 5.7516, 32.4475)
Luminance	0.0575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55269D #6E9D26

analogous

#26339D #55269D #90269D

triadic

#55269D #9D5526 #269D55

tetradic

#55269D #9D2633 #6E9D26 #269D90

square

#55269D #9D2633 #6E9D26 #269D90

split-complementary

#55269D #9D9026 #339D26

monochromatic

#200E3A #3A1A6C #55269D #7033CE #9264D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.77

#55269D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#55269D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55269D

9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55269D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55269D	1.00	9.77	2.15	9.77
#FFFFFF	9.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0045A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00429B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414660

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55269d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 38, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.179 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c65bb',
    500: '#55269d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55269d;
$custom-light: #8c65bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55269d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.697,
    "s": 61.026,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40718,
    "c": 0.17856,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55269D

secondary

#99BF60

accent

#E444A5

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55269D

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

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