#55397F#55397F

#55397F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.115 H 299.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55397F
RGB	rgb(85, 57, 127)
HSL	hsl(264, 38%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(264, 55%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.1%, 55.1%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.38, 28.33, -35.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.38, 45.25, 308.76°)
OKLab	oklab(41.16% 0.0571 -0.0996)
OKLCH	oklch(41.16% 0.115 299.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.0393, 6.3898, 20.8317)
Luminance	0.0639 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55397F #637F39

analogous

#39407F #55397F #78397F

triadic

#55397F #7F5539 #397F55

tetradic

#55397F #7F3940 #637F39 #397F78

square

#55397F #7F3940 #637F39 #397F78

split-complementary

#55397F #7F7839 #407F39

monochromatic

#1C132B #392655 #55397F #714CA9 #9172C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.22

#55397F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#55397F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55397F

9.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55397F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55397F	1.00	9.22	2.28	9.22
#FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F4781

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#27477D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C4756

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55397f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 57, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.115 299.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55397f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264,
    "s": 38.043,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41159,
    "c": 0.11484,
    "h": 299.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55397F

secondary

#90A96B

accent

#CE5AA0

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0ECF4

border

#CBC7CE

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55397F

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

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