#552256#552256

#552256 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.8% C 0.105 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552256
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 86)
HSL	hsl(299, 43%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(299, 60%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 60.5%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.82, 31.74, -20.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.82, 37.98, 326.68°)
OKLab	oklab(34.8% 0.0879 -0.0575)
OKLCH	oklch(34.8% 0.105 326.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.9979, 3.7476, 9.2097)
Luminance	0.0375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552256 #235622

analogous

#3B2256 #552256 #56223D

triadic

#552256 #565522 #225655

tetradic

#552256 #563B22 #235622 #223D56

square

#552256 #563B22 #235622 #223D56

split-complementary

#552256 #3D5622 #22563B

monochromatic

#160916 #2A112A #552256 #803382 #AC45AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.00

#552256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#552256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552256

12.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552256	1.00	12.00	1.75	12.00
#FFFFFF	12.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C3258

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D3955

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#572838

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.8% 0.105 326.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876086',
    500: '#552256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552256;
$custom-light: #876086;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.846,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34798,
    "c": 0.10501,
    "h": 326.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.03747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552256

secondary

#4B8A4A

accent

#D35557

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#F0EAEF

border

#CBC6CA

text

#0B050B

muted

#7C797C

Preview Lab

Preview with #552256

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

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