#55397E#55397E

#55397E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.113 H 300.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55397E
RGB	rgb(85, 57, 126)
HSL	hsl(264, 38%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(264, 55%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 54.8%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.31, 28.06, -34.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.31, 44.67, 308.91°)
OKLab	oklab(41.09% 0.0571 -0.0981)
OKLCH	oklch(41.09% 0.113 300.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.9744, 6.3639, 20.4902)
Luminance	0.0636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55397E #627E39

analogous

#393F7E #55397E #77397E

triadic

#55397E #7E5539 #397E55

tetradic

#55397E #7E393F #627E39 #397E77

square

#55397E #7E393F #627E39 #397E77

split-complementary

#55397E #7E7739 #3F7E39

monochromatic

#1C132A #392654 #55397E #714CA8 #9172BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.24

#55397E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#55397E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55397E

9.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55397E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55397E	1.00	9.24	2.27	9.24
#FFFFFF	9.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#204780

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28477C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D4656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55397e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 57, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.113 300.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8770a4',
    500: '#55397e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55397e;
$custom-light: #8770a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55397e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.348,
    "s": 37.705,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41092,
    "c": 0.11348,
    "h": 300.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55397E

secondary

#8FA86A

accent

#CE5A9F

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF4

border

#CBC7CE

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55397E

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

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