#552999#552999

#552999 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.171 H 295.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552999
RGB	rgb(85, 41, 153)
HSL	hsl(264, 58%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(264, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 73.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.95, 44.55, -53.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.95, 69.75, 309.70°)
OKLab	oklab(40.73% 0.0742 -0.1536)
OKLCH	oklch(40.73% 0.171 295.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.2875, 5.8168, 30.7116)
Luminance	0.0582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552999 #6D9929

analogous

#293599 #552999 #8D2999

triadic

#552999 #995529 #299955

tetradic

#552999 #992935 #6D9929 #29998D

square

#552999 #992935 #6D9929 #29998D

split-complementary

#552999 #998D29 #359929

monochromatic

#1F0F38 #3A1C69 #552999 #7036C9 #9266D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.71

#552999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#552999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552999

9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552999	1.00	9.71	2.16	9.71
#FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00459C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43465E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 41, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.171 295.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b67b8',
    500: '#552999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552999;
$custom-light: #8b67b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.571,
    "s": 57.732,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4073,
    "c": 0.17058,
    "h": 295.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552999

secondary

#99BC62

accent

#E147A4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #552999

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

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