#55489B#55489B

#55489B is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.130 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55489B
RGB	rgb(85, 72, 155)
HSL	hsl(249, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(249, 54%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 53.5%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.85, 27.18, -43.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.85, 51.46, 301.88°)
OKLab	oklab(45.81% 0.0387 -0.1243)
OKLCH	oklch(45.81% 0.13 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.9784, 8.9321, 32.0969)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55489B #8E9B48

analogous

#48649B #55489B #7F489B

triadic

#55489B #9B5548 #489B55

tetradic

#55489B #9B4864 #8E9B48 #489B7F

square

#55489B #9B4864 #8E9B48 #489B7F

split-complementary

#55489B #9B7F48 #649B48

monochromatic

#272147 #3E3571 #55489B #7468B9 #9B91CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#55489B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#55489B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55489B

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55489B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55489B	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#21569E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205299

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F5A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55489b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 72, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.130 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897bb9',
    500: '#55489b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55489b;
$custom-light: #897bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55489b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.398,
    "s": 36.564,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45807,
    "c": 0.13018,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08933
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55489B

secondary

#B0B887

accent

#CD5BBB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0911

muted

#7D7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #55489B

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

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