#552688#552688

#552688 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.155 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552688
RGB	rgb(85, 38, 136)
HSL	hsl(269, 56%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(269, 72%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.5%, 72.1%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.00, 41.54, -46.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.00, 62.23, 311.87°)
OKLab	oklab(38.91% 0.0806 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(38.91% 0.155 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.8823, 5.0950, 23.8033)
Luminance	0.0510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552688 #598826

analogous

#262888 #552688 #862688

triadic

#552688 #885526 #268855

tetradic

#552688 #882628 #598826 #268886

square

#552688 #882628 #598826 #268886

split-complementary

#552688 #888626 #288826

monochromatic

#190B28 #371958 #552688 #7333B8 #9258D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.40

#552688 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#552688 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552688

10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552688	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552688	1.00	10.40	2.02	10.40
#FFFFFF	10.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A3D54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552688;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 38, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.155 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a64ab',
    500: '#552688',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552688;
$custom-light: #8a64ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552688",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.776,
    "s": 56.322,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38913,
    "c": 0.1547,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552688

secondary

#87B555

accent

#E04897

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0C0610

muted

#7D7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #552688

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

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