#55458F#55458F

#55458F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.118 H 290.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55458F
RGB	rgb(85, 69, 143)
HSL	hsl(253, 35%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(253, 52%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.6%, 51.7%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.34, 25.45, -38.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.34, 46.44, 303.23°)
OKLab	oklab(44.43% 0.0417 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(44.43% 0.118 290.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.8310, 8.1704, 26.9877)
Luminance	0.0817 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55458F #7F8F45

analogous

#455A8F #55458F #7A458F

triadic

#55458F #8F5545 #458F55

tetradic

#55458F #8F455A #7F8F45 #458F7A

square

#55458F #8F455A #7F8F45 #458F7A

split-complementary

#55458F #8F7A45 #5A8F45

monochromatic

#241D3C #3C3166 #55458F #715FB2 #9689C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#55458F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#55458F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55458F

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55458F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55458F	1.00	7.97	2.63	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275292

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#294F8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#465463

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55458f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 69, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.118 290.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8879b0',
    500: '#55458f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55458f;
$custom-light: #8879b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55458f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.973,
    "s": 34.906,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44428,
    "c": 0.1177,
    "h": 290.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55458F

secondary

#A6B17F

accent

#CB5DB3

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EDF5

border

#CBC8CF

text

#0C0910

muted

#7D7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55458F

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

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