#552B64#552B64

#552B64 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.0% C 0.104 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552B64
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 100)
HSL	hsl(284, 40%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(284, 57%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 57%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.50, 29.80, -25.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.50, 39.44, 319.07°)
OKLab	oklab(37.03% 0.0758 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(37.03% 0.105 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.9101, 4.5794, 12.5740)
Luminance	0.0458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.09

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552B64 #3A642B

analogous

#392B64 #552B64 #642B56

triadic

#552B64 #64552B #2B6455

tetradic

#552B64 #64392B #3A642B #2B5664

square

#552B64 #64392B #3A642B #2B5664

split-complementary

#552B64 #56642B #2B6439

monochromatic

#120915 #311939 #552B64 #793D8F #9C54B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.96

#552B64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#552B64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552B64

10.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552B64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552B64	1.00	10.96	1.92	10.96
#FFFFFF	10.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E3A66

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3E62

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552b64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.0% 0.104 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866690',
    500: '#552b64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552b64;
$custom-light: #866690;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552b64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.211,
    "s": 39.86,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37027,
    "c": 0.1045,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552B64

secondary

#669655

accent

#D05878

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#F0EBF0

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #552B64

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

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