#552159#552159

#552159 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.110 H 324.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552159
RGB	rgb(85, 33, 89)
HSL	hsl(296, 46%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(296, 63%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 62.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.79, 32.89, -22.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.79, 40.08, 325.16°)
OKLab	oklab(34.84% 0.0897 -0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(34.84% 0.11 324.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.0932, 3.7406, 9.8503)
Luminance	0.0374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552159 #255921

analogous

#392159 #552159 #592141

triadic

#552159 #595521 #215955

tetradic

#552159 #593921 #255921 #214159

square

#552159 #593921 #255921 #214159

split-complementary

#552159 #415921 #215939

monochromatic

#150816 #2A102C #552159 #803286 #AA42B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.01

#552159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#552159 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552159

12.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552159	1.00	12.01	1.75	12.01
#FFFFFF	12.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18325B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B3957

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#572939

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 33, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.110 324.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876088',
    500: '#552159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552159;
$custom-light: #876088;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.714,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34836,
    "c": 0.1098,
    "h": 324.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552159

secondary

#4D8D49

accent

#D6525C

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0EAEF

border

#CBC6CA

text

#0B050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #552159

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

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