#55356F#55356F

#55356F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.100 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55356F
RGB	rgb(85, 53, 111)
HSL	hsl(273, 35%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(273, 52%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.4%, 52.3%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.45, 26.52, -28.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.45, 38.75, 313.18°)
OKLab	oklab(39.41% 0.0616 -0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(39.41% 0.1 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.8881, 5.6253, 15.7061)
Luminance	0.0563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55356F #4F6F35

analogous

#38356F #55356F #6F356C

triadic

#55356F #6F5535 #356F55

tetradic

#55356F #6F3835 #4F6F35 #356C6F

square

#55356F #6F3835 #4F6F35 #356C6F

split-complementary

#55356F #6C6F35 #356F38

monochromatic

#160D1C #352146 #55356F #754998 #9368B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.88

#55356F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#55356F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55356F

9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55356F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55356F	1.00	9.88	2.13	9.88
#FFFFFF	9.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#254271

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E436E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#513F4D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55356f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 53, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.100 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866d98',
    500: '#55356f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55356f;
$custom-light: #866d98;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55356f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.103,
    "s": 35.366,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39414,
    "c": 0.10023,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55356F

secondary

#7D9F60

accent

#CB5C8E

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B070E

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #55356F

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

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