#55347B#55347B

#55347B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.118 H 302.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55347B
RGB	rgb(85, 52, 123)
HSL	hsl(268, 41%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(268, 58%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 57.7%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.95, 30.29, -35.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.95, 46.33, 310.82°)
OKLab	oklab(40.02% 0.064 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(40.02% 0.118 302.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.5486, 5.8173, 19.4075)
Luminance	0.0582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.69

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55347B #5A7B34

analogous

#34377B #55347B #79347B

triadic

#55347B #7B5534 #347B55

tetradic

#55347B #7B3437 #5A7B34 #347B79

square

#55347B #7B3437 #5A7B34 #347B79

split-complementary

#55347B #7B7934 #377B34

monochromatic

#1A1025 #372250 #55347B #7346A6 #926AC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.71

#55347B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#55347B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55347B

9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55347B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55347B	1.00	9.71	2.16	9.71
#FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18447D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244479

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E4252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55347b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 52, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.118 302.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876da2',
    500: '#55347b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55347b;
$custom-light: #876da2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55347b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.887,
    "s": 40.571,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40022,
    "c": 0.11784,
    "h": 302.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55347B

secondary

#88A863

accent

#D05798

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF3

border

#CBC6CD

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55347B

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

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