#55397D#55397D

#55397D is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.112 H 300.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55397D
RGB	rgb(85, 57, 125)
HSL	hsl(265, 37%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(265, 54%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 54.4%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.25, 27.78, -34.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.25, 44.09, 309.06°)
OKLab	oklab(41.03% 0.057 -0.0965)
OKLCH	oklch(41.03% 0.112 300.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.9102, 6.3382, 20.1520)
Luminance	0.0634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55397D #617D39

analogous

#393F7D #55397D #77397D

triadic

#55397D #7D5539 #397D55

tetradic

#55397D #7D393F #617D39 #397D77

square

#55397D #7D393F #617D39 #397D77

split-complementary

#55397D #7D7739 #3F7D39

monochromatic

#1C1329 #382653 #55397D #724CA7 #9172BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.26

#55397D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#55397D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55397D

9.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55397D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55397D	1.00	9.26	2.27	9.26
#FFFFFF	9.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#21477F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29477B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D4655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55397d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 57, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.112 300.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8770a3',
    500: '#55397d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55397d;
$custom-light: #8770a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55397d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.706,
    "s": 37.363,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41026,
    "c": 0.11211,
    "h": 300.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55397D

secondary

#8EA86A

accent

#CD5A9E

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF4

border

#CBC7CE

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55397D

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

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