#55397B#55397B

#55397B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.109 H 301.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55397B
RGB	rgb(85, 57, 123)
HSL	hsl(265, 37%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(265, 54%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 53.7%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.13, 27.23, -33.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.13, 42.92, 309.38°)
OKLab	oklab(40.89% 0.0568 -0.0934)
OKLCH	oklch(40.89% 0.109 301.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.7838, 6.2876, 19.4859)
Luminance	0.0629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55397B #5F7B39

analogous

#393E7B #55397B #76397B

triadic

#55397B #7B5539 #397B55

tetradic

#55397B #7B393E #5F7B39 #397B76

square

#55397B #7B393E #5F7B39 #397B76

split-complementary

#55397B #7B7639 #3E7B39

monochromatic

#1B1227 #382651 #55397B #724CA5 #9171BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.30

#55397B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#55397B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55397B

9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55397B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55397B	1.00	9.30	2.26	9.30
#FFFFFF	9.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22477D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A4779

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E4554

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55397b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 57, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.109 301.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8770a1',
    500: '#55397b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55397b;
$custom-light: #8770a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55397b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.455,
    "s": 36.667,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40894,
    "c": 0.10938,
    "h": 301.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55397B

secondary

#8DA669

accent

#CD5B9C

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF3

border

#CBC7CD

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55397B

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

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