#56255C#56255C

#56255C is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 35.7% C 0.107 H 323.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#56255C
RGB	rgb(86, 37, 92)
HSL	hsl(293, 43%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(293, 60%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 59.8%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.92, 31.69, -23.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.92, 39.21, 323.91°)
OKLab	oklab(35.74% 0.0854 -0.064)
OKLCH	oklch(35.74% 0.107 323.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.4309, 4.0746, 10.5709)
Luminance	0.0407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#56255C #2B5C25

analogous

#3B255C #56255C #5C2546

triadic

#56255C #5C5625 #255C56

tetradic

#56255C #5C3B25 #2B5C25 #25465C

square

#56255C #5C3B25 #2B5C25 #25465C

split-complementary

#56255C #465C25 #255C3B

monochromatic

#140916 #2D1330 #56255C #7F3788 #A848B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.57

#56255C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.81

#56255C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #56255C

11.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##56255C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##56255C	1.00	11.57	1.81	11.57
#FFFFFF	11.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C355E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3B5A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#572D3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #56255c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(86, 37, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.7% 0.107 323.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87628a',
    500: '#56255c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #56255c;
$custom-light: #87628a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#56255c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 86,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.455,
    "s": 42.636,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35745,
    "c": 0.10668,
    "h": 323.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#56255C

secondary

#558F4D

accent

#D25563

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0EAF0

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #56255C

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

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