#552AC3#552AC3

#552AC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.217 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552AC3
RGB	rgb(85, 42, 195)
HSL	hsl(257, 65%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(257, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 78.5%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.98, 55.58, -72.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.98, 91.11, 307.59°)
OKLab	oklab(44.74% 0.0622 -0.2079)
OKLCH	oklch(44.74% 0.217 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.4216, 7.5265, 52.3120)
Luminance	0.0753 (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

#552AC3 #98C32A

analogous

#2A4BC3 #552AC3 #A22AC3

triadic

#552AC3 #C3552A #2AC355

tetradic

#552AC3 #C32A4B #98C32A #2AC3A2

square

#552AC3 #C32A4B #98C32A #2AC3A2

split-complementary

#552AC3 #C3A22A #4BC32A

monochromatic

#29145E #3F1F91 #552AC3 #7751D9 #9E83E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#552AC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#552AC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552AC3

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552AC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552AC3	1.00	8.38	2.51	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552ac3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 42, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.217 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9169d6',
    500: '#552ac3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552ac3;
$custom-light: #9169d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552ac3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.863,
    "s": 64.557,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44736,
    "c": 0.217,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552AC3

secondary

#B6CD7B

accent

#E840B9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #552AC3

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

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