#552B63#552B63

#552B63 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.0% C 0.103 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552B63
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 99)
HSL	hsl(285, 39%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(285, 57%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 56.6%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.44, 29.56, -25.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.44, 38.90, 319.46°)
OKLab	oklab(36.97% 0.0756 -0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(36.97% 0.103 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.8620, 4.5601, 12.3207)
Luminance	0.0456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552B63 #39632B

analogous

#392B63 #552B63 #632B55

triadic

#552B63 #63552B #2B6355

tetradic

#552B63 #63392B #39632B #2B5563

square

#552B63 #63392B #39632B #2B5563

split-complementary

#552B63 #55632B #2B6339

monochromatic

#120915 #301838 #552B63 #7A3E8E #9C54B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.98

#552B63 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#552B63 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552B63

10.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552B63	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552B63	1.00	10.98	1.91	10.98
#FFFFFF	10.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F3A65

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D3E62

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553442

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552b63;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.0% 0.103 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86668f',
    500: '#552b63',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552b63;
$custom-light: #86668f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552b63",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 39.437,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36966,
    "c": 0.10331,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552B63

secondary

#659555

accent

#CF5876

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#F0EBF0

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #552B63

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

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