#552AB5#552AB5
#552AB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.201 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #552AB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 42, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53%, 76.8%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.63, 51.73, -66.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.63, 83.97, 308.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.39% 0.0663 -0.1902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.39% 0.201 289.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9123, 6.9228, 44.3630) |
| Luminance | 0.0692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 3.69
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.18
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.67
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.74
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.76
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#552AB5 #8AB52A
analogous
#2A44B5 #552AB5 #9A2AB5
triadic
#552AB5 #B5552A #2AB555
tetradic
#552AB5 #B52A44 #8AB52A #2AB59A
square
#552AB5 #B52A44 #8AB52A #2AB59A
split-complementary
#552AB5 #B59A2A #44B52A
monochromatic
#261352 #3E1E83 #552AB5 #7348D4 #9979E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.81
#552AB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.38
#552AB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #552AB5
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##552AB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##552AB5 | 1.00 | 8.81 | 2.38 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004DB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0047B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#30516E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #552ab5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 42, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.201 289.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f69cc',
500: '#552ab5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #552ab5; $custom-light: #8f69cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#552ab5",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 42,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.561,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43391,
"c": 0.20142,
"h": 289.2
},
"luminance": 0.06923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#552AB5
secondary
#AEC873
accent
#E542B3
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF9
border
#CCC6D2
text
#0E0714
muted
#7E7A82