#552AD4#552AD4

#552AD4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.236 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552AD4
RGB	rgb(85, 42, 212)
HSL	hsl(255, 67%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(255, 80%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 80.2%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.68, 60.22, -79.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.68, 99.57, 307.21°)
OKLab	oklab(46.43% 0.0569 -0.2286)
OKLCH	oklch(46.43% 0.236 284)
XYZ	xyz(16.4543, 8.3396, 63.0172)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 3.77

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552AD4 #A9D42A

analogous

#2A54D4 #552AD4 #AA2AD4

triadic

#552AD4 #D4552A #2AD455

tetradic

#552AD4 #D42A54 #A9D42A #2AD4AA

square

#552AD4 #D42A54 #A9D42A #2AD4AA

split-complementary

#552AD4 #D4AA2A #54D42A

monochromatic

#2C166E #4120A1 #552AD4 #7D5CDF #A68FE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#552AD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#552AD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552AD4

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552AD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552AD4	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CD1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552ad4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 42, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.236 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#946ae3',
    500: '#552ad4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552ad4;
$custom-light: #946ae3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552ad4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.176,
    "s": 66.929,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46426,
    "c": 0.23557,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.08341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552AD4

secondary

#C0D386

accent

#EA3EBE

background

#F9F6FE

surface

#F2ECFC

border

#CCC7D5

text

#0F0716

muted

#7E7A84

Preview Lab

Preview with #552AD4

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

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