#55285A#55285A

#55285A is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.098 H 323.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55285A
RGB	rgb(85, 40, 90)
HSL	hsl(294, 38%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(294, 56%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.6%, 55.6%, 0%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.28, 29.26, -21.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.28, 36.14, 324.05°)
OKLab	oklab(35.94% 0.0792 -0.0586)
OKLCH	oklch(35.94% 0.098 323.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.3504, 4.1874, 10.1446)
Luminance	0.0419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55285A #2D5A28

analogous

#3C285A #55285A #5A2846

triadic

#55285A #5A5528 #285A55

tetradic

#55285A #5A3C28 #2D5A28 #28465A

square

#55285A #5A3C28 #2D5A28 #28465A

split-complementary

#55285A #465A28 #285A3C

monochromatic

#140915 #2D1530 #55285A #7D3B84 #A54EAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.43

#55285A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#55285A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55285A

11.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55285A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55285A	1.00	11.43	1.84	11.43
#FFFFFF	11.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#21365C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F3C59

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#562E3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55285a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 40, 90);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.098 323.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866489',
    500: '#55285a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55285a;
$custom-light: #866489;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55285a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 90
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35944,
    "c": 0.09849,
    "h": 323.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55285A

secondary

#578D51

accent

#CE5965

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #55285A

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

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