#55439B#55439B

#55439B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.138 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55439B
RGB	rgb(85, 67, 155)
HSL	hsl(252, 40%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(252, 57%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 56.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.62, 30.29, -45.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.62, 54.81, 303.55°)
OKLab	oklab(44.89% 0.0449 -0.1301)
OKLCH	oklch(44.89% 0.138 289)
XYZ	xyz(11.6682, 8.3117, 31.9935)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.89

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55439B #899B43

analogous

#435D9B #55439B #81439B

triadic

#55439B #9B5543 #439B55

tetradic

#55439B #9B435D #899B43 #439B81

square

#55439B #9B435D #899B43 #439B81

split-complementary

#55439B #9B8143 #5D9B43

monochromatic

#261E46 #3E3170 #55439B #7361BB #998BCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#55439B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#55439B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55439B

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55439B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55439B	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#11539E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#144F99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55439b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 67, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.138 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a78b9',
    500: '#55439b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55439b;
$custom-light: #8a78b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55439b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.273,
    "s": 39.64,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44894,
    "c": 0.13767,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.08312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55439B

secondary

#ADB882

accent

#D058B7

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0911

muted

#7D7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #55439B

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

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