#55397C#55397C

#55397C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.111 H 300.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55397C
RGB	rgb(85, 57, 124)
HSL	hsl(265, 37%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(265, 54%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 54%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.19, 27.51, -33.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.19, 43.51, 309.22°)
OKLab	oklab(40.96% 0.0569 -0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(40.96% 0.111 300.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.8467, 6.3127, 19.8173)
Luminance	0.0631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55397C #607C39

analogous

#393E7C #55397C #77397C

triadic

#55397C #7C5539 #397C55

tetradic

#55397C #7C393E #607C39 #397C77

square

#55397C #7C393E #607C39 #397C77

split-complementary

#55397C #7C7739 #3E7C39

monochromatic

#1C1228 #382652 #55397C #724CA6 #9171BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.28

#55397C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#55397C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55397C

9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55397C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55397C	1.00	9.28	2.26	9.28
#FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22477E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29477A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D4655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55397c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 57, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.111 300.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8770a2',
    500: '#55397c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55397c;
$custom-light: #8770a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55397c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.075,
    "s": 37.017,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4096,
    "c": 0.11075,
    "h": 300.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55397C

secondary

#8DA76A

accent

#CD5B9D

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF3

border

#CBC7CD

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55397C

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

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