#55359C#55359C
#55359C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.159 H 292.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55359C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 53, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 49%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 66%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.5%, 66%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.53, 38.94, -51.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.53, 64.40, 307.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.65% 0.0613 -0.1467) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.65% 0.159 292.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0185, 6.8775, 32.1930) |
| Luminance | 0.0688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 3.62
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.83
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.20
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.43
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.50
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55359C #7C9C35
analogous
#35489C #55359C #88359C
triadic
#55359C #9C5535 #359C55
tetradic
#55359C #9C3548 #7C9C35 #359C88
square
#55359C #9C3548 #7C9C35 #359C88
split-complementary
#55359C #9C8835 #489C35
monochromatic
#231641 #3C256E #55359C #714CC2 #957AD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.84
#55359C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.38
#55359C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #55359C
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55359C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55359C | 1.00 | 8.84 | 2.38 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004C9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00489A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#404D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55359c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 53, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.159 292.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8b6eba',
500: '#55359c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55359c; $custom-light: #8b6eba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55359c",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 53,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.641,
"s": 49.282,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42653,
"c": 0.15894,
"h": 292.7
},
"luminance": 0.06878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55359C
secondary
#A4BA72
accent
#D94FAE
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0712
muted
#7D7A81