#55488E#55488E

#55488E is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.111 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55488E
RGB	rgb(85, 72, 142)
HSL	hsl(251, 33%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(251, 49%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.1%, 49.3%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.04, 23.25, -37.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.04, 43.79, 302.07°)
OKLab	oklab(44.94% 0.0376 -0.1049)
OKLCH	oklch(44.94% 0.111 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.9448, 8.5187, 26.6536)
Luminance	0.0852 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55488E #818E48

analogous

#485E8E #55488E #78488E

triadic

#55488E #8E5548 #488E55

tetradic

#55488E #8E485E #818E48 #488E78

square

#55488E #8E485E #818E48 #488E78

split-complementary

#55488E #8E7848 #5E8E48

monochromatic

#241F3D #3D3365 #55488E #7163B0 #968CC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#55488E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#55488E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55488E

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55488E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55488E	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5491

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E518C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#465664

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55488e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 72, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.111 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887baf',
    500: '#55488e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55488e;
$custom-light: #887baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55488e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.143,
    "s": 32.71,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44937,
    "c": 0.11147,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08519
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55488E

secondary

#A8B082

accent

#C95FB5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EDF4

border

#CBC8CE

text

#0C0910

muted

#7D7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55488E

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

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