#552AA5#552AA5
#552AA5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.183 H 292.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #552AA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 42, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.5%, 74.5%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.17, 47.33, -58.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.17, 75.61, 308.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.92% 0.0705 -0.1691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.92% 0.183 292.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3639, 6.3034, 36.2079) |
| Luminance | 0.0630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.57
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.03
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.70
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.83
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.40
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#552AA5 #7AA52A
analogous
#2A3CA5 #552AA5 #922AA5
triadic
#552AA5 #A5552A #2AA555
tetradic
#552AA5 #A52A3C #7AA52A #2AA592
square
#552AA5 #A52A3C #7AA52A #2AA592
split-complementary
#552AA5 #A5922A #3CA52A
monochromatic
#231143 #3C1E74 #552AA5 #703ECE #956FDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.29
#552AA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.26
#552AA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #552AA5
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##552AA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##552AA5 | 1.00 | 9.29 | 2.26 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0049A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0045A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C4B65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #552aa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 42, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.183 292.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d68c1',
500: '#552aa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #552aa5; $custom-light: #8d68c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#552aa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 42,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.976,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41915,
"c": 0.18327,
"h": 292.6
},
"luminance": 0.06304
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#552AA5
secondary
#A3C169
accent
#E345AC
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0612
muted
#7E7A81