#5535AA#5535AA

#5535AA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.176 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5535AA
RGB	rgb(85, 53, 170)
HSL	hsl(256, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 68.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.66, 43.00, -57.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.66, 72.12, 306.60°)
OKLab	oklab(43.82% 0.0593 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(43.82% 0.176 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.2730, 7.3793, 38.8001)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 4.07

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5535AA #8AAA35

analogous

#354FAA #5535AA #8F35AA

triadic

#5535AA #AA5535 #35AA55

tetradic

#5535AA #AA354F #8AAA35 #35AA8F

square

#5535AA #AA354F #8AAA35 #35AA8F

split-complementary

#5535AA #AA8F35 #4FAA35

monochromatic

#26184D #3E267B #5535AA #7353C9 #9982D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#5535AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#5535AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5535AA

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5535AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5535AA	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#38526B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5535aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 53, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.176 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6fc4',
    500: '#5535aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5535aa;
$custom-light: #8d6fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5535aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.41,
    "s": 52.466,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43817,
    "c": 0.17635,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5535AA

secondary

#AEC17A

accent

#DC4CB5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5535AA

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

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