#552168#552168

#552168 is a dark, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.126 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552168
RGB	rgb(85, 33, 104)
HSL	hsl(284, 52%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(284, 68%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 68.3%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.73, 36.19, -31.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.73, 47.82, 319.18°)
OKLab	oklab(35.82% 0.0901 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(35.82% 0.126 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.7885, 4.0187, 13.5121)
Luminance	0.0402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Plum Purple

#4E0550

ΔE00 5.97

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552168 #346821

analogous

#322168 #552168 #682158

triadic

#552168 #685521 #216855

tetradic

#552168 #683221 #346821 #215868

square

#552168 #683221 #346821 #215868

split-complementary

#552168 #586821 #216832

monochromatic

#130717 #2F123A #552168 #7B3096 #A041C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.64

#552168 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#552168 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552168

11.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552168	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552168	1.00	11.64	1.80	11.64
#FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#05356A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#213A66

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#542E41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552168;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 33, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.126 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876093',
    500: '#552168',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552168;
$custom-light: #876093;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552168",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.944,
    "s": 51.825,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3582,
    "c": 0.12574,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552168

secondary

#5F9C49

accent

#DB4D73

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#F0EAF1

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0C050D

muted

#7D797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #552168

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

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