#55498E#55498E

#55498E is a mid, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.110 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55498E
RGB	rgb(85, 73, 142)
HSL	hsl(250, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(250, 49%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.1%, 48.6%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.30, 22.62, -36.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.30, 43.11, 301.65°)
OKLab	oklab(45.13% 0.0362 -0.1037)
OKLCH	oklch(45.13% 0.11 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.0100, 8.6490, 26.6753)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55498E #828E49

analogous

#49608E #55498E #78498E

triadic

#55498E #8E5549 #498E55

tetradic

#55498E #8E4960 #828E49 #498E78

square

#55498E #8E4960 #828E49 #498E78

split-complementary

#55498E #8E7849 #608E49

monochromatic

#251F3D #3D3466 #55498E #7265B0 #978DC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#55498E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#55498E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55498E

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55498E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55498E	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)

#2F5490

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#30518C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#465764

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55498e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 73, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.110 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887caf',
    500: '#55498e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55498e;
$custom-light: #887caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55498e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.435,
    "s": 32.093,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45132,
    "c": 0.10987,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55498E

secondary

#A8B083

accent

#C860B6

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#F0EEF4

border

#CBC9CE

text

#0C0910

muted

#7D7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #55498E

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

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