#55337B#55337B

#55337B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.120 H 303.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55337B
RGB	rgb(85, 51, 123)
HSL	hsl(268, 41%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(268, 59%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 58.5%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.72, 30.88, -35.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.72, 47.00, 311.08°)
OKLab	oklab(39.85% 0.0654 -0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(39.85% 0.12 303.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.5045, 5.7290, 19.3928)
Luminance	0.0573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55337B #597B33

analogous

#33357B #55337B #79337B

triadic

#55337B #7B5533 #337B55

tetradic

#55337B #7B3335 #597B33 #337B79

square

#55337B #7B3335 #597B33 #337B79

split-complementary

#55337B #7B7933 #357B33

monochromatic

#190F24 #372150 #55337B #7345A6 #9268C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.79

#55337B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.15

#55337B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55337B

9.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55337B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55337B	1.00	9.79	2.15	9.79
#FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#16437D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234479

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E4152

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55337b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 51, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.120 303.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876ca2',
    500: '#55337b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55337b;
$custom-light: #876ca2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55337b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.333,
    "s": 41.379,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39854,
    "c": 0.11951,
    "h": 303.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55337B

secondary

#87A862

accent

#D15797

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF3

border

#CBC6CD

text

#0C070F

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55337B

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

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