#55477E#55477E

#55477E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.089 H 294.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55477E
RGB	rgb(85, 71, 126)
HSL	hsl(255, 28%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(255, 44%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 43.7%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.87, 19.24, -29.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.87, 34.90, 303.44°)
OKLab	oklab(43.75% 0.0365 -0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(43.75% 0.089 294.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.7645, 7.9440, 20.7535)
Luminance	0.0794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55477E #707E47

analogous

#47547E #55477E #70477E

triadic

#55477E #7E5547 #477E55

tetradic

#55477E #7E4754 #707E47 #477E70

square

#55477E #7E4754 #707E47 #477E70

split-complementary

#55477E #7E7047 #547E47

monochromatic

#201B30 #3B3157 #55477E #705EA4 #9385BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.11

#55477E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#55477E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55477E

8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55477E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55477E	1.00	8.11	2.59	8.11
#FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365080

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#384F7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C515C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55477e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 71, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.089 294.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867aa3',
    500: '#55477e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55477e;
$custom-light: #867aa3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55477e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.273,
    "s": 27.919,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43754,
    "c": 0.08944,
    "h": 294.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55477E

secondary

#9BA67B

accent

#C464AC

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55477E

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

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