#552183#552183

#552183 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.155 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552183
RGB	rgb(85, 33, 131)
HSL	hsl(272, 60%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(272, 75%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.1%, 74.8%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.74, 42.69, -45.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.74, 62.22, 313.32°)
OKLab	oklab(37.89% 0.0869 -0.1288)
OKLCH	oklch(37.89% 0.155 304)
XYZ	xyz(8.3860, 4.6577, 21.9256)
Luminance	0.0466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552183 #4F8321

analogous

#242183 #552183 #832180

triadic

#552183 #835521 #218355

tetradic

#552183 #832421 #4F8321 #218083

square

#552183 #832421 #4F8321 #218083

split-complementary

#552183 #808321 #218324

monochromatic

#160821 #351552 #552183 #752DB4 #934CD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.87

#552183 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#552183 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552183

10.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552183	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552183	1.00	10.87	1.93	10.87
#FFFFFF	10.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C3950

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552183;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 33, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.155 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8961a8',
    500: '#552183',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552183;
$custom-light: #8961a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552183",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.837,
    "s": 59.756,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37886,
    "c": 0.15539,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.04658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552183

secondary

#7DB54B

accent

#E3458F

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0510

muted

#7D797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #552183

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

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