#552080#552080

#552080 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.153 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552080
RGB	rgb(85, 32, 128)
HSL	hsl(273, 60%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(273, 75%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 75%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.33, 42.41, -44.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.33, 61.14, 313.92°)
OKLab	oklab(37.52% 0.0885 -0.1252)
OKLCH	oklch(37.52% 0.153 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.1582, 4.5229, 20.8611)
Luminance	0.0452 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 4.74

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552080 #4B8020

analogous

#252080 #552080 #80207B

triadic

#552080 #805520 #208055

tetradic

#552080 #802520 #4B8020 #207B80

square

#552080 #802520 #4B8020 #207B80

split-complementary

#552080 #7B8020 #208025

monochromatic

#14081E #34144F #552080 #762CB1 #9449D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.03

#552080 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.90

#552080 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552080

11.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552080	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552080	1.00	11.03	1.90	11.03
#FFFFFF	11.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D374E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552080;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 32, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.153 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8961a6',
    500: '#552080',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552080;
$custom-light: #8961a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552080",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.125,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37523,
    "c": 0.15334,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04523
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552080

secondary

#78B349

accent

#E3458C

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C050F

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #552080

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

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