#55319D#55319D

#55319D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.165 H 293.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55319D
RGB	rgb(85, 49, 157)
HSL	hsl(260, 52%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(260, 69%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.79, 41.46, -53.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.79, 67.37, 307.98°)
OKLab	oklab(42.15% 0.0654 -0.152)
OKLCH	oklch(42.15% 0.165 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.9288, 6.5619, 32.5825)
Luminance	0.0656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.65

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55319D #799D31

analogous

#31439D #55319D #8B319D

triadic

#55319D #9D5531 #319D55

tetradic

#55319D #9D3143 #799D31 #319D8B

square

#55319D #9D3143 #799D31 #319D8B

split-complementary

#55319D #9D8B31 #439D31

monochromatic

#221440 #3C226E #55319D #7046C5 #9475D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.08

#55319D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#55319D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55319D

9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55319D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55319D	1.00	9.08	2.31	9.08
#FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00469B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55319d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 49, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.165 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6cbb',
    500: '#55319d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55319d;
$custom-light: #8b6cbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55319d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 52.427,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42146,
    "c": 0.16545,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55319D

secondary

#A2BC6E

accent

#DC4CAC

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55319D

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

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