#55309D#55309D

#55309D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.167 H 293.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55309D
RGB	rgb(85, 48, 157)
HSL	hsl(260, 53%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(260, 69%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 69.4%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.59, 42.01, -53.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.59, 67.96, 308.18°)
OKLab	oklab(42.01% 0.0665 -0.1529)
OKLCH	oklch(42.01% 0.167 293.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.8874, 6.4792, 32.5687)
Luminance	0.0648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.74

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55309D #789D30

analogous

#30419D #55309D #8B309D

triadic

#55309D #9D5530 #309D55

tetradic

#55309D #9D3041 #789D30 #309D8B

square

#55309D #9D3041 #789D30 #309D8B

split-complementary

#55309D #9D8B30 #419D30

monochromatic

#22133F #3C226E #55309D #7044C6 #9473D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.15

#55309D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#55309D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55309D

9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55309D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55309D	1.00	9.15	2.30	9.15
#FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00469B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404B62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55309d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 48, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.167 293.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6bbb',
    500: '#55309d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55309d;
$custom-light: #8b6bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55309d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.367,
    "s": 53.171,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42005,
    "c": 0.16672,
    "h": 293.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55309D

secondary

#A1BC6D

accent

#DD4BAB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55309D

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

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