#55409E#55409E

#55409E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.146 H 289.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55409E
RGB	rgb(85, 64, 158)
HSL	hsl(253, 42%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(253, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 59.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.12, 33.04, -48.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.12, 58.52, 304.37°)
OKLab	oklab(44.59% 0.0485 -0.1379)
OKLCH	oklch(44.59% 0.146 289.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.7495, 8.0663, 33.2790)
Luminance	0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55409E #899E40

analogous

#405A9E #55409E #84409E

triadic

#55409E #9E5540 #409E55

tetradic

#55409E #9E405A #899E40 #409E84

square

#55409E #9E405A #899E40 #409E84

split-complementary

#55409E #9E8440 #5A9E40

monochromatic

#261D47 #3E2E72 #55409E #735EBE #9989CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#55409E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#55409E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55409E

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55409E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55409E	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004E9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F5568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55409e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 64, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.146 289.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a75bb',
    500: '#55409e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55409e;
$custom-light: #8a75bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55409e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.404,
    "s": 42.342,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4459,
    "c": 0.14616,
    "h": 289.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55409E

secondary

#ADBA80

accent

#D256B6

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55409E

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

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