#DD55DD#DD55DD

#DD55DD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.229 H 327.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DD55DD
RGB	rgb(221, 85, 221)
HSL	hsl(300, 67%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(300, 62%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.5%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.06, 69.36, -44.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.06, 82.24, 327.51°)
OKLab	oklab(67.66% 0.1932 -0.122)
OKLCH	oklch(67.66% 0.229 327.7)
XYZ	xyz(46.1178, 27.0926, 71.1929)
Luminance	0.2709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DD55DD #55DD55

analogous

#9955DD #DD55DD #DD5599

triadic

#DD55DD #DDDD55 #55DDDD

tetradic

#DD55DD #DD9955 #55DD55 #5599DD

square

#DD55DD #DD9955 #55DD55 #5599DD

split-complementary

#DD55DD #99DD55 #55DD99

monochromatic

#991F99 #CC29CC #DD55DD #E788E7 #F1BBF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.27

#DD55DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.42

#DD55DD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DD55DD

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DD55DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DD55DD	1.00	3.27	6.42	6.42
#FFFFFF	3.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4483E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7594D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E36792

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dd55dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 85, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.229 327.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#eb8ee8',
    500: '#dd55dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dd55dd;
$custom-light: #eb8ee8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dd55dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67657,
    "c": 0.2285,
    "h": 327.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DD55DD

secondary

#ADE1AD

accent

#EA3E3E

background

#FEF9FE

surface

#FDF1FC

border

#D5CBD5

text

#170D16

muted

#857E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #DD55DD

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

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