#552AA0#552AA0

#552AA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.178 H 293.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552AA0
RGB	rgb(85, 42, 160)
HSL	hsl(262, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(262, 74%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 73.8%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.73, 45.96, -56.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.73, 72.96, 309.05°)
OKLab	oklab(41.47% 0.0717 -0.1624)
OKLCH	oklch(41.47% 0.178 293.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.9177, 6.1250, 33.8579)
Luminance	0.0612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.01

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552AA0 #75A02A

analogous

#2A3AA0 #552AA0 #902AA0

triadic

#552AA0 #A0552A #2AA055

tetradic

#552AA0 #A02A3A #75A02A #2AA090

square

#552AA0 #A02A3A #75A02A #2AA090

split-complementary

#552AA0 #A0902A #3AA02A

monochromatic

#21113F #3B1D70 #552AA0 #703CCC #936CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.44

#552AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#552AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552AA0

9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552AA0	1.00	9.44	2.23	9.44
#FFFFFF	9.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4962

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 42, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.178 293.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c68bd',
    500: '#552aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552aa0;
$custom-light: #8c68bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.864,
    "s": 58.416,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41468,
    "c": 0.17751,
    "h": 293.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552AA0

secondary

#9FBF67

accent

#E246A9

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #552AA0

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

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