#55299D#55299D

#55299D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.175 H 294.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55299D
RGB	rgb(85, 41, 157)
HSL	hsl(263, 59%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(263, 74%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 73.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.29, 45.64, -55.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.29, 71.89, 309.41°)
OKLab	oklab(41.08% 0.0733 -0.1591)
OKLCH	oklch(41.08% 0.175 294.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.6234, 5.9512, 32.4807)
Luminance	0.0595 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55299D #719D29

analogous

#29379D #55299D #8F299D

triadic

#55299D #9D5529 #299D55

tetradic

#55299D #9D2937 #719D29 #299D8F

square

#55299D #9D2937 #719D29 #299D8F

split-complementary

#55299D #9D8F29 #379D29

monochromatic

#20103C #3B1C6C #55299D #7038CB #9369D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.59

#55299D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#55299D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55299D

9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55299D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55299D	1.00	9.59	2.19	9.59
#FFFFFF	9.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00439B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414760

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55299d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 41, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.175 294.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c67bb',
    500: '#55299d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55299d;
$custom-light: #8c67bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55299d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.759,
    "s": 58.586,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41079,
    "c": 0.17519,
    "h": 294.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55299D

secondary

#9CBE64

accent

#E246A7

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55299D

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

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