#55409B#55409B
#55409B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.142 H 290.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #55409B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 64, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 42%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 59%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.2%, 58.7%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.91, 32.14, -46.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.91, 56.80, 304.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.37% 0.0486 -0.1335) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.37% 0.142 290) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4944, 7.9642, 31.9356) |
| Luminance | 0.0796 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.17
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.40
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.45
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.25
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.64
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#55409B #869B40
analogous
#40589B #55409B #82409B
triadic
#55409B #9B5540 #409B55
tetradic
#55409B #9B4058 #869B40 #409B82
square
#55409B #9B4058 #869B40 #409B82
split-complementary
#55409B #9B8240 #589B40
monochromatic
#251C44 #3D2E70 #55409B #725CBC #9888CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.10
#55409B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.59
#55409B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #55409B
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##55409B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##55409B | 1.00 | 8.10 | 2.59 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#02519E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#094E99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#405467
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #55409b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.142 290.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a75b9',
500: '#55409b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #55409b; $custom-light: #8a75b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#55409b",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 64,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.846,
"s": 41.553,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44366,
"c": 0.1421,
"h": 290
},
"luminance": 0.07965
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#55409B
secondary
#ABB87E
accent
#D156B5
background
#F8F7FB
surface
#F0EDF6
border
#CBC8D0
text
#0C0811
muted
#7D7B80