#55459B#55459B

#55459B is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.135 H 288.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55459B
RGB	rgb(85, 69, 155)
HSL	hsl(251, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(251, 55%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 55.5%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.11, 29.05, -44.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.11, 53.48, 302.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.26% 0.0425 -0.1278)
OKLCH	oklch(45.26% 0.135 288.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.7892, 8.5537, 32.0338)
Luminance	0.0855 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.12

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55459B #8B9B45

analogous

#45609B #55459B #80459B

triadic

#55459B #9B5545 #459B55

tetradic

#55459B #9B4560 #8B9B45 #459B80

square

#55459B #9B4560 #8B9B45 #459B80

split-complementary

#55459B #9B8045 #609B45

monochromatic

#271F46 #3E3271 #55459B #7463BA #998ECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#55459B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#55459B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55459B

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55459B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55459B	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18549E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#195099

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55459b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 69, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.135 288.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a79b9',
    500: '#55459b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55459b;
$custom-light: #8a79b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55459b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.163,
    "s": 38.393,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45255,
    "c": 0.13468,
    "h": 288.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55459B

secondary

#AEB884

accent

#CE59B9

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0911

muted

#7D7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #55459B

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

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