#552AB3#552AB3

#552AB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.199 H 289.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552AB3
RGB	rgb(85, 42, 179)
HSL	hsl(259, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(259, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.5%, 76.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.44, 51.18, -65.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.44, 82.94, 308.10°)
OKLab	oklab(43.2% 0.0669 -0.1876)
OKLCH	oklch(43.2% 0.199 289.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.7086, 6.8413, 43.2900)
Luminance	0.0684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552AB3 #88B32A

analogous

#2A43B3 #552AB3 #992AB3

triadic

#552AB3 #B3552A #2AB355

tetradic

#552AB3 #B32A43 #88B32A #2AB399

square

#552AB3 #B32A43 #88B32A #2AB399

split-complementary

#552AB3 #B3992A #43B32A

monochromatic

#261350 #3D1E81 #552AB3 #7346D4 #9878DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#552AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#552AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552AB3

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552AB3	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32506D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 42, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.199 289.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f69cb',
    500: '#552ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552ab3;
$custom-light: #8f69cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.832,
    "s": 61.991,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43203,
    "c": 0.19917,
    "h": 289.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552AB3

secondary

#ACC772

accent

#E543B2

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552AB3

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

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