#55338F#55338F

#55338F is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.145 H 296.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55338F
RGB	rgb(85, 51, 143)
HSL	hsl(262, 47%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(262, 64%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 64.3%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.11, 36.39, -45.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.11, 58.37, 308.57°)
OKLab	oklab(41.32% 0.0648 -0.13)
OKLCH	oklch(41.32% 0.145 296.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.8868, 6.2819, 26.6729)
Luminance	0.0628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55338F #6D8F33

analogous

#333F8F #55338F #83338F

triadic

#55338F #8F5533 #338F55

tetradic

#55338F #8F333F #6D8F33 #338F83

square

#55338F #8F333F #6D8F33 #338F83

split-complementary

#55338F #8F8333 #3F8F33

monochromatic

#1F1335 #3A2362 #55338F #7043BC #9270CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.31

#55338F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#55338F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55338F

9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55338F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55338F	1.00	9.31	2.26	9.31
#FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004792

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00468D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47485C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55338f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 51, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.145 296.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896db0',
    500: '#55338f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55338f;
$custom-light: #896db0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55338f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.174,
    "s": 47.423,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41317,
    "c": 0.14528,
    "h": 296.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55338F

secondary

#99B46A

accent

#D751A5

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF5

border

#CBC6CF

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #55338F

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

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