#552498#552498

#552498 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.175 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552498
RGB	rgb(85, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(265, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(265, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.01, 46.70, -54.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.01, 71.84, 310.54°)
OKLab	oklab(40.04% 0.0791 -0.1563)
OKLCH	oklch(40.04% 0.175 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.0432, 5.4598, 30.2244)
Luminance	0.0546 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552498 #679824

analogous

#242D98 #552498 #8F2498

triadic

#552498 #985524 #249855

tetradic

#552498 #98242D #679824 #24988F

square

#552498 #98242D #679824 #24988F

split-complementary

#552498 #988F24 #2D9824

monochromatic

#1E0D35 #391867 #552498 #7130C9 #925ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.04

#552498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#552498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552498

10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552498	1.00	10.04	2.09	10.04
#FFFFFF	10.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004196

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43435C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.175 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c64b7',
    500: '#552498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552498;
$custom-light: #8c64b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.345,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4004,
    "c": 0.17515,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552498

secondary

#94BE5A

accent

#E543A0

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7E7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #552498

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

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