#552A52#552A52

#552A52 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.086 H 329.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552A52
RGB	rgb(85, 42, 82)
HSL	hsl(304, 34%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(304, 51%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 3.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.31, 26.40, -15.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.31, 30.80, 328.98°)
OKLab	oklab(35.83% 0.0744 -0.0433)
OKLCH	oklch(35.83% 0.086 329.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.0972, 4.1968, 8.4699)
Luminance	0.0420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552A52 #2A552D

analogous

#432A55 #552A52 #552A3D

triadic

#552A52 #52552A #2A5255

tetradic

#552A52 #55432A #2A552D #2A3D55

square

#552A52 #55432A #2A552D #2A3D55

split-complementary

#552A52 #3D552A #2A5543

monochromatic

#140A14 #2C162A #552A52 #7E3E7A #A752A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.42

#552A52 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#552A52 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552A52

11.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552A52	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552A52	1.00	11.42	1.84	11.42
#FFFFFF	11.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#283653

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#343C51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#582E3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552a52;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 42, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.086 329.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866582',
    500: '#552a52',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552a52;
$custom-light: #866582;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552a52",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.186,
    "s": 33.858,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35832,
    "c": 0.08607,
    "h": 329.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552A52

secondary

#538757

accent

#CA655E

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0B060A

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #552A52

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

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