#55309E#55309E

#55309E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.168 H 293.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55309E
RGB	rgb(85, 48, 158)
HSL	hsl(260, 53%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(260, 70%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 69.6%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.67, 42.29, -53.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.67, 68.51, 308.12°)
OKLab	oklab(42.09% 0.0663 -0.1543)
OKLCH	oklch(42.09% 0.168 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.9731, 6.5135, 33.0202)
Luminance	0.0651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.60

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55309E #799E30

analogous

#30429E #55309E #8C309E

triadic

#55309E #9E5530 #309E55

tetradic

#55309E #9E3042 #799E30 #309E8C

square

#55309E #9E3042 #799E30 #309E8C

split-complementary

#55309E #9E8C30 #429E30

monochromatic

#221340 #3C226F #55309E #7045C6 #9474D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.12

#55309E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#55309E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55309E

9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55309E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55309E	1.00	9.12	2.30	9.12
#FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00469C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55309e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 48, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.168 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6bbc',
    500: '#55309e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55309e;
$custom-light: #8b6bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55309e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.182,
    "s": 53.398,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42089,
    "c": 0.16794,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55309E

secondary

#A2BD6D

accent

#DD4BAC

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55309E

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

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