#55366B#55366B

#55366B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.093 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55366B
RGB	rgb(85, 54, 107)
HSL	hsl(275, 33%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(275, 50%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 49.5%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.46, 24.88, -25.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.46, 35.75, 314.09°)
OKLab	oklab(39.35% 0.0595 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(39.35% 0.093 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.7188, 5.6313, 14.5874)
Luminance	0.0563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55366B #4C6B36

analogous

#3B366B #55366B #6B3667

triadic

#55366B #6B5536 #366B55

tetradic

#55366B #6B3B36 #4C6B36 #36676B

square

#55366B #6B3B36 #4C6B36 #36676B

split-complementary

#55366B #676B36 #366B3B

monochromatic

#140D1A #352142 #55366B #754B94 #9468B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.88

#55366B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#55366B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55366B

9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55366B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55366B	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)

#29426D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#32446A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#523E4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55366b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 54, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.093 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866e95',
    500: '#55366b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55366b;
$custom-light: #866e95;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55366b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.094,
    "s": 32.919,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39352,
    "c": 0.09307,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05631
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55366B

secondary

#799C61

accent

#C95F8B

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFECF2

border

#CAC7CC

text

#0B070D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #55366B

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

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