#552157#552157

#552157 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.7% C 0.108 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552157
RGB	rgb(85, 33, 87)
HSL	hsl(298, 45%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(298, 62%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.3%, 62.1%, 0%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.68, 32.48, -21.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.68, 39.09, 326.19°)
OKLab	oklab(34.71% 0.0895 -0.06)
OKLCH	oklch(34.71% 0.108 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.0103, 3.7075, 9.4140)
Luminance	0.0371 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552157 #235721

analogous

#3A2157 #552157 #57213E

triadic

#552157 #575521 #215755

tetradic

#552157 #573A21 #235721 #213E57

square

#552157 #573A21 #235721 #213E57

split-complementary

#552157 #3E5721 #21573A

monochromatic

#160816 #2A102B #552157 #803283 #AC43B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.06

#552157 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.74

#552157 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552157

12.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552157	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552157	1.00	12.06	1.74	12.06
#FFFFFF	12.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A3259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3855

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#572838

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552157;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 33, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.7% 0.108 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876086',
    500: '#552157',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552157;
$custom-light: #876086;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552157",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.778,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34714,
    "c": 0.10775,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03707
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552157

secondary

#4B8B49

accent

#D55358

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0E9EF

border

#CBC5CA

text

#0B050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #552157

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

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