#55459D#55459D

#55459D is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.137 H 288.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55459D
RGB	rgb(85, 69, 157)
HSL	hsl(251, 39%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(251, 56%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 56.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.24, 29.66, -45.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.24, 54.64, 302.88°)
OKLab	oklab(45.4% 0.0425 -0.1307)
OKLCH	oklch(45.4% 0.137 288)
XYZ	xyz(11.9585, 8.6214, 32.9258)
Luminance	0.0862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.78

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55459D #8D9D45

analogous

#45619D #55459D #81459D

triadic

#55459D #9D5545 #459D55

tetradic

#55459D #9D4561 #8D9D45 #459D81

square

#55459D #9D4561 #8D9D45 #459D81

split-complementary

#55459D #9D8145 #619D45

monochromatic

#272048 #3E3272 #55459D #7464BB #9A8FCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#55459D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#55459D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55459D

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55459D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55459D	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1555A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15519B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F586A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55459d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 69, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.137 288.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a79ba',
    500: '#55459d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55459d;
$custom-light: #8a79ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55459d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.909,
    "s": 38.938,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45398,
    "c": 0.13747,
    "h": 288
  },
  "luminance": 0.08622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55459D

secondary

#B0B985

accent

#CF59B9

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55459D

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

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