#55368D#55368D

#55368D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.138 H 296.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55368D
RGB	rgb(85, 54, 141)
HSL	hsl(261, 45%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(261, 62%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 61.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.62, 34.07, -43.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.62, 55.32, 308.02°)
OKLab	oklab(41.64% 0.0613 -0.124)
OKLCH	oklch(41.64% 0.138 296.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.8720, 6.4925, 25.9272)
Luminance	0.0649 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 8.99

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55368D #6E8D36

analogous

#36438D #55368D #80368D

triadic

#55368D #8D5536 #368D55

tetradic

#55368D #8D3643 #6E8D36 #368D80

square

#55368D #8D3643 #6E8D36 #368D80

split-complementary

#55368D #8D8036 #438D36

monochromatic

#201434 #3A2561 #55368D #7047B9 #9274CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.14

#55368D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#55368D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55368D

9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55368D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55368D	1.00	9.14	2.30	9.14
#FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004990

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E478B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#47495C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55368d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 54, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.138 296.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896eaf',
    500: '#55368d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55368d;
$custom-light: #896eaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55368d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.379,
    "s": 44.615,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41642,
    "c": 0.13829,
    "h": 296.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55368D

secondary

#99B26D

accent

#D453A6

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF4

border

#CBC7CE

text

#0C0710

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55368D

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

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