#55359A#55359A
#55359A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.156 H 293.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55359A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 53, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 49%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 66%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.8%, 65.6%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.37, 38.37, -50.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.37, 63.29, 307.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.49% 0.0615 -0.1438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.49% 0.156 293.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8506, 6.8103, 31.3084) |
| Luminance | 0.0681 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.53
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.67
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.18
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.68
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.81
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55359A #7A9A35
analogous
#35479A #55359A #87359A
triadic
#55359A #9A5535 #359A55
tetradic
#55359A #9A3547 #7A9A35 #359A87
square
#55359A #9A3547 #7A9A35 #359A87
split-complementary
#55359A #9A8735 #479A35
monochromatic
#23163F #3C256C #55359A #704BC1 #9579D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.89
#55359A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.36
#55359A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #55359A
8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55359A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55359A | 1.00 | 8.89 | 2.36 | 8.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004B9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004898
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#414D62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55359a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 53, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.156 293.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8b6eb8',
500: '#55359a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55359a; $custom-light: #8b6eb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55359a",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 53,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.01,
"s": 48.792,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42492,
"c": 0.15642,
"h": 293.1
},
"luminance": 0.06811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55359A
secondary
#A3B971
accent
#D84FAD
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0711
muted
#7D7A80