#55279D#55279D

#55279D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.177 H 295.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55279D
RGB	rgb(85, 39, 157)
HSL	hsl(263, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(263, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 75.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.94, 46.61, -56.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.94, 72.95, 309.72°)
OKLab	oklab(40.84% 0.0752 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(40.84% 0.177 295.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.5560, 5.8164, 32.4583)
Luminance	0.0582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55279D #6F9D27

analogous

#27349D #55279D #90279D

triadic

#55279D #9D5527 #279D55

tetradic

#55279D #9D2734 #6F9D27 #279D90

square

#55279D #9D2734 #6F9D27 #279D90

split-complementary

#55279D #9D9027 #349D27

monochromatic

#200F3B #3A1B6C #55279D #7035CD #9266D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.71

#55279D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#55279D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55279D

9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55279D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55279D	1.00	9.71	2.16	9.71
#FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.71	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: #55279d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 39, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.177 295.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c66bb',
    500: '#55279d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55279d;
$custom-light: #8c66bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55279d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.39,
    "s": 60.204,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40836,
    "c": 0.17746,
    "h": 295.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55279D

secondary

#9ABF61

accent

#E344A5

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55279D

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

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