#55279B#55279B

#55279B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.175 H 295.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55279B
RGB	rgb(85, 39, 155)
HSL	hsl(264, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(264, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 74.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.77, 46.08, -55.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.77, 71.89, 309.86°)
OKLab	oklab(40.66% 0.0757 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(40.66% 0.175 295.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.3866, 5.7486, 31.5663)
Luminance	0.0575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55279B #6D9B27

analogous

#27339B #55279B #8F279B

triadic

#55279B #9B5527 #279B55

tetradic

#55279B #9B2733 #6D9B27 #279B8F

square

#55279B #9B2733 #6D9B27 #279B8F

split-complementary

#55279B #9B8F27 #339B27

monochromatic

#1F0E39 #3A1B6A #55279B #7033CC #9264D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.77

#55279B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#55279B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55279B

9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55279B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55279B	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)

#00459E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004299

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42455F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55279b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 39, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.175 295.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c66b9',
    500: '#55279b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55279b;
$custom-light: #8c66b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55279b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.793,
    "s": 59.794,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40659,
    "c": 0.17519,
    "h": 295.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55279B

secondary

#99BE60

accent

#E345A4

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55279B

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

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