#55319E#55319E

#55319E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.167 H 293.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55319E
RGB	rgb(85, 49, 158)
HSL	hsl(260, 53%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(260, 69%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 69%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.87, 41.75, -53.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.87, 67.92, 307.92°)
OKLab	oklab(42.23% 0.0653 -0.1534)
OKLCH	oklch(42.23% 0.167 293.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.0145, 6.5962, 33.0340)
Luminance	0.0660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55319E #7A9E31

analogous

#31439E #55319E #8C319E

triadic

#55319E #9E5531 #319E55

tetradic

#55319E #9E3143 #7A9E31 #319E8C

square

#55319E #9E3143 #7A9E31 #319E8C

split-complementary

#55319E #9E8C31 #439E31

monochromatic

#231441 #3C236F #55319E #7046C6 #9575D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#55319E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#55319E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55319E

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55319E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55319E	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00479C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404C63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55319e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 49, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.167 293.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55319e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.817,
    "s": 52.657,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4223,
    "c": 0.16667,
    "h": 293.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55319E

secondary

#A3BC6E

accent

#DC4CAC

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55319E

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

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