#55279F#55279F

#55279F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.180 H 294.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55279F
RGB	rgb(85, 39, 159)
HSL	hsl(263, 61%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(263, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.5%, 75.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.12, 47.15, -57.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.12, 74.01, 309.58°)
OKLab	oklab(41.02% 0.0747 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(41.02% 0.18 294.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.7281, 5.8852, 33.3649)
Luminance	0.0589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.50

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55279F #719F27

analogous

#27359F #55279F #91279F

triadic

#55279F #9F5527 #279F55

tetradic

#55279F #9F2735 #719F27 #279F91

square

#55279F #9F2735 #719F27 #279F91

split-complementary

#55279F #9F9127 #359F27

monochromatic

#200F3D #3B1B6E #55279F #7036CE #9367DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.65

#55279F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#55279F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55279F

9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55279F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55279F	1.00	9.65	2.18	9.65
#FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00439D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404761

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55279f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 39, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.180 294.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c66bc',
    500: '#55279f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55279f;
$custom-light: #8c66bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55279f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263,
    "s": 60.606,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41015,
    "c": 0.17972,
    "h": 294.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55279F

secondary

#9CC062

accent

#E444A7

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55279F

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

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