#55439E#55439E

#55439E is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.142 H 288.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55439E
RGB	rgb(85, 67, 158)
HSL	hsl(252, 40%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(252, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 57.6%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.83, 31.20, -47.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.83, 56.55, 303.49°)
OKLab	oklab(45.11% 0.045 -0.1345)
OKLCH	oklch(45.11% 0.142 288.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.9233, 8.4138, 33.3369)
Luminance	0.0841 (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

#55439E #8C9E43

analogous

#435F9E #55439E #83439E

triadic

#55439E #9E5543 #439E55

tetradic

#55439E #9E435F #8C9E43 #439E83

square

#55439E #9E435F #8C9E43 #439E83

split-complementary

#55439E #9E8343 #5F9E43

monochromatic

#271F48 #3E3173 #55439E #7462BC #9A8DCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#55439E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#55439E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55439E

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55439E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55439E	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0954A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C509C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E576A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55439e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 67, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.142 288.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a78bb',
    500: '#55439e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55439e;
$custom-light: #8a78bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55439e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.868,
    "s": 40.444,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45113,
    "c": 0.1418,
    "h": 288.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08414
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55439E

secondary

#AFBA83

accent

#D057B8

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55439E

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

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