#55339E#55339E

#55339E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.164 H 292.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55339E
RGB	rgb(85, 51, 158)
HSL	hsl(259, 51%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(259, 68%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 67.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.27, 40.64, -52.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.27, 66.73, 307.52°)
OKLab	oklab(42.52% 0.0632 -0.1514)
OKLCH	oklch(42.52% 0.164 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.1000, 6.7672, 33.0625)
Luminance	0.0677 (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

#55339E #7C9E33

analogous

#33479E #55339E #8A339E

triadic

#55339E #9E5533 #339E55

tetradic

#55339E #9E3347 #7C9E33 #339E8A

square

#55339E #9E3347 #7C9E33 #339E8A

split-complementary

#55339E #9E8A33 #479E33

monochromatic

#231541 #3C2470 #55339E #714AC4 #9578D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#55339E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#55339E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55339E

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55339E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55339E	1.00	8.92	2.35	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00489C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4D64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55339e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 51, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.164 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6dbb',
    500: '#55339e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55339e;
$custom-light: #8b6dbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55339e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.065,
    "s": 51.196,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42518,
    "c": 0.1641,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55339E

secondary

#A4BC71

accent

#DB4DAE

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55339E

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

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