#55459E#55459E

#55459E is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.139 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55459E
RGB	rgb(85, 69, 158)
HSL	hsl(251, 39%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 56%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 56.3%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.31, 29.96, -46.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.31, 55.22, 302.86°)
OKLab	oklab(45.47% 0.0425 -0.1322)
OKLCH	oklch(45.47% 0.139 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.0442, 8.6557, 33.3772)
Luminance	0.0866 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.61

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55459E #8E9E45

analogous

#45619E #55459E #82459E

triadic

#55459E #9E5545 #459E55

tetradic

#55459E #9E4561 #8E9E45 #459E82

square

#55459E #9E4561 #8E9E45 #459E82

split-complementary

#55459E #9E8245 #619E45

monochromatic

#272049 #3E3273 #55459E #7465BC #9B8FCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#55459E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#55459E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55459E

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55459E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55459E	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1355A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#13519C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E586A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55459e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 69, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.139 287.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a79bb',
    500: '#55459e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55459e;
$custom-light: #8a79bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55459e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.787,
    "s": 39.207,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4547,
    "c": 0.13886,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55459E

secondary

#B0BA85

accent

#CF59BA

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #55459E

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