#552155#552155

#552155 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.106 H 327.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552155
RGB	rgb(85, 33, 85)
HSL	hsl(300, 44%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(300, 61%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.57, 32.07, -20.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.57, 38.11, 327.29°)
OKLab	oklab(34.6% 0.0892 -0.0567)
OKLCH	oklch(34.6% 0.106 327.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.9298, 3.6752, 8.9896)
Luminance	0.0367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552155 #215521

analogous

#3B2155 #552155 #55213B

triadic

#552155 #555521 #215555

tetradic

#552155 #553B21 #215521 #213B55

square

#552155 #553B21 #215521 #213B55

split-complementary

#552155 #3B5521 #21553B

monochromatic

#160916 #291029 #552155 #813281 #AD43AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.10

#552155 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#552155 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552155

12.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552155	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552155	1.00	12.10	1.74	12.10
#FFFFFF	12.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B3257

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D3854

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#582737

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552155;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 33, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.106 327.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876085',
    500: '#552155',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552155;
$custom-light: #876085;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552155",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 23.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34595,
    "c": 0.10573,
    "h": 327.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.03675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552155

secondary

#498949

accent

#D45454

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0E9EF

border

#CBC5CA

text

#0B050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #552155

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

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