#552B56#552B56

#552B56 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.043; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.088 H 326.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552B56
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 86)
HSL	hsl(299, 33%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(299, 50%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 50%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.74, 26.65, -17.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.74, 32.08, 326.16°)
OKLab	oklab(36.21% 0.0736 -0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(36.21% 0.088 326.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.2898, 4.3312, 9.3070)
Luminance	0.0433 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552B56 #2C562B

analogous

#3F2B56 #552B56 #562B41

triadic

#552B56 #56552B #2B5655

tetradic

#552B56 #563F2B #2C562B #2B4156

square

#552B56 #563F2B #2C562B #2B4156

split-complementary

#552B56 #41562B #2B563F

monochromatic

#140A14 #2D172D #552B56 #7D3F7F #A654A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.25

#552B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.87

#552B56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552B56

11.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552B56	1.00	11.25	1.87	11.25
#FFFFFF	11.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#273757

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#333D55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57303C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.088 326.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866686',
    500: '#552b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552b56;
$custom-light: #866686;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.605,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36213,
    "c": 0.08839,
    "h": 326.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552B56

secondary

#568855

accent

#C95E61

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0B060B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #552B56

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

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