#552B59#552B59

#552B59 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.092 H 324.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552B59
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 89)
HSL	hsl(295, 35%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(295, 52%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.5%, 51.7%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.89, 27.30, -19.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.89, 33.61, 324.32°)
OKLab	oklab(36.38% 0.0742 -0.054)
OKLCH	oklch(36.38% 0.092 324)
XYZ	xyz(6.4132, 4.3806, 9.9570)
Luminance	0.0438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552B59 #2F592B

analogous

#3E2B59 #552B59 #592B46

triadic

#552B59 #59552B #2B5955

tetradic

#552B59 #593E2B #2F592B #2B4659

square

#552B59 #593E2B #2F592B #2B4659

split-complementary

#552B59 #46592B #2B593E

monochromatic

#140A15 #2E1730 #552B59 #7C3F82 #A453AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.19

#552B59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#552B59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552B59

11.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552B59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552B59	1.00	11.19	1.88	11.19
#FFFFFF	11.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25385B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#323D58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57303E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552b59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.092 324.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866688',
    500: '#552b59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552b59;
$custom-light: #866688;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552b59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.783,
    "s": 34.848,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36378,
    "c": 0.09173,
    "h": 324
  },
  "luminance": 0.0438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552B59

secondary

#598B55

accent

#CB5D66

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0B060B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #552B59

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

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