#55488C#55488C

#55488C is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.109 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55488C
RGB	rgb(85, 72, 140)
HSL	hsl(251, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(251, 49%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.3%, 48.6%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.92, 22.66, -36.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.92, 42.60, 302.13°)
OKLab	oklab(44.81% 0.0373 -0.1019)
OKLCH	oklch(44.81% 0.109 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.7960, 8.4592, 25.8698)
Luminance	0.0846 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55488C #7F8C48

analogous

#485D8C #55488C #77488C

triadic

#55488C #8C5548 #488C55

tetradic

#55488C #8C485D #7F8C48 #488C77

square

#55488C #8C485D #7F8C48 #488C77

split-complementary

#55488C #8C7748 #5D8C48

monochromatic

#241E3B #3C3364 #55488C #7163AF #968BC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#55488C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#55488C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55488C

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55488C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55488C	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F538E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#30518A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#475563

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55488c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 72, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.109 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887bae',
    500: '#55488c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55488c;
$custom-light: #887bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55488c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.471,
    "s": 32.075,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44809,
    "c": 0.10854,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55488C

secondary

#A6AF81

accent

#C860B4

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EDF4

border

#CBC8CE

text

#0C0910

muted

#7D7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55488C

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

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