#55289B#55289B

#55289B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.174 H 295.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55289B
RGB	rgb(85, 40, 155)
HSL	hsl(263, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(263, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 74.2%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.94, 45.59, -54.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.94, 71.36, 309.71°)
OKLab	oklab(40.78% 0.0747 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(40.78% 0.174 295.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.4199, 5.8152, 31.5774)
Luminance	0.0582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55289B #6E9B28

analogous

#28359B #55289B #8E289B

triadic

#55289B #9B5528 #289B55

tetradic

#55289B #9B2835 #6E9B28 #289B8E

square

#55289B #9B2835 #6E9B28 #289B8E

split-complementary

#55289B #9B8E28 #359B28

monochromatic

#200F3A #3A1B6A #55289B #7035CB #9266D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.71

#55289B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#55289B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55289B

9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55289B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55289B	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)

#00459E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004299

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42465F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55289b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 40, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.174 295.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c66b9',
    500: '#55289b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55289b;
$custom-light: #8c66b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55289b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.478,
    "s": 58.974,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4078,
    "c": 0.17405,
    "h": 295.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55289B

secondary

#99BD61

accent

#E246A5

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55289B

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

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