#55319A#55319A

#55319A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.162 H 294.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55319A
RGB	rgb(85, 49, 154)
HSL	hsl(261, 52%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(261, 68%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.8%, 68.2%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.55, 40.61, -51.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.55, 65.72, 308.17°)
OKLab	oklab(41.9% 0.0659 -0.1478)
OKLCH	oklch(41.9% 0.162 294)
XYZ	xyz(10.6758, 6.4607, 31.2501)
Luminance	0.0646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.10

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55319A #769A31

analogous

#31429A #55319A #89319A

triadic

#55319A #9A5531 #319A55

tetradic

#55319A #9A3142 #769A31 #319A89

square

#55319A #9A3142 #769A31 #319A89

split-complementary

#55319A #9A8931 #429A31

monochromatic

#22133D #3B226C #55319A #7045C4 #9473D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.16

#55319A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#55319A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55319A

9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55319A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55319A	1.00	9.16	2.29	9.16
#FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00499D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004698

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55319a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 49, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.162 294.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6cb9',
    500: '#55319a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55319a;
$custom-light: #8b6cb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55319a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.571,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41897,
    "c": 0.16178,
    "h": 294
  },
  "luminance": 0.06461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55319A

secondary

#A0BA6C

accent

#DB4DAA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #55319A

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

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