#552AA3#552AA3
#552AA3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.181 H 293.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #552AA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 42, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.9%, 74.2%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.99, 46.78, -58.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.99, 74.55, 308.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.74% 0.071 -0.1664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.74% 0.181 293.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1833, 6.2312, 35.2567) |
| Luminance | 0.0623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.42
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.16
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.94
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 6.12
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.64
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#552AA3 #78A32A
analogous
#2A3CA3 #552AA3 #912AA3
triadic
#552AA3 #A3552A #2AA355
tetradic
#552AA3 #A32A3C #78A32A #2AA391
square
#552AA3 #A32A3C #78A32A #2AA391
split-complementary
#552AA3 #A3912A #3CA32A
monochromatic
#221142 #3C1D72 #552AA3 #703DCD #946EDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.35
#552AA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.25
#552AA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #552AA3
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##552AA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##552AA3 | 1.00 | 9.35 | 2.25 | 9.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0048A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3D4A64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #552aa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 42, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.181 293.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d68bf',
500: '#552aa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #552aa3; $custom-light: #8d68bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#552aa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 42,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 261.322,
"s": 59.024,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41735,
"c": 0.18096,
"h": 293.1
},
"luminance": 0.06232
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#552AA3
secondary
#A1C068
accent
#E246AB
background
#F9F6FB
surface
#F1EBF7
border
#CBC6D0
text
#0D0612
muted
#7E7A81