#552AB6#552AB6

#552AB6 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.203 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552AB6
RGB	rgb(85, 42, 182)
HSL	hsl(258, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.3%, 76.9%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.72, 52.01, -66.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.72, 84.49, 307.99°)
OKLab	oklab(43.49% 0.066 -0.1915)
OKLCH	oklch(43.49% 0.203 289)
XYZ	xyz(13.0153, 6.9640, 44.9053)
Luminance	0.0697 (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

#552AB6 #8BB62A

analogous

#2A45B6 #552AB6 #9B2AB6

triadic

#552AB6 #B6552A #2AB655

tetradic

#552AB6 #B62A45 #8BB62A #2AB69B

square

#552AB6 #B62A45 #8BB62A #2AB69B

split-complementary

#552AB6 #B69B2A #45B62A

monochromatic

#271353 #3E1F84 #552AB6 #7448D5 #997AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#552AB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#552AB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552AB6

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552AB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552AB6	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F526F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552ab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 42, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.203 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f69cd',
    500: '#552ab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552ab6;
$custom-light: #8f69cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552ab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.429,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43485,
    "c": 0.20255,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.06965
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552AB6

secondary

#AEC873

accent

#E642B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552AB6

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

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