#552255#552255

#552255 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.7% C 0.104 H 327.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552255
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 85)
HSL	hsl(300, 43%, 23%)
HSV	hsv(300, 60%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.76, 31.54, -20.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.76, 37.50, 327.25°)
OKLab	oklab(34.74% 0.0877 -0.0558)
OKLCH	oklch(34.74% 0.104 327.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.9579, 3.7316, 8.9990)
Luminance	0.0373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552255 #225522

analogous

#3B2255 #552255 #55223B

triadic

#552255 #555522 #225555

tetradic

#552255 #553B22 #225522 #223B55

square

#552255 #553B22 #225522 #223B55

split-complementary

#552255 #3B5522 #22553B

monochromatic

#160916 #291129 #552255 #813381 #AC45AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.03

#552255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#552255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552255

12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552255	1.00	12.03	1.75	12.03
#FFFFFF	12.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D3257

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D3954

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#582838

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.7% 0.104 327.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876085',
    500: '#552255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552255;
$custom-light: #876085;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 23.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34739,
    "c": 0.104,
    "h": 327.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03731
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552255

secondary

#4A894A

accent

#D35555

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0EAEF

border

#CBC6CA

text

#0B050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #552255

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

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