#552B66#552B66

#552B66 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.107 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552B66
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 102)
HSL	hsl(283, 41%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(283, 58%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 57.8%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.62, 30.27, -26.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.62, 40.53, 318.32°)
OKLab	oklab(37.15% 0.0759 -0.0752)
OKLCH	oklch(37.15% 0.107 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.0081, 4.6186, 13.0901)
Luminance	0.0462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 8.78

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552B66 #3C662B

analogous

#372B66 #552B66 #662B59

triadic

#552B66 #66552B #2B6655

tetradic

#552B66 #66372B #3C662B #2B5966

square

#552B66 #66372B #3C662B #2B5966

split-complementary

#552B66 #59662B #2B6637

monochromatic

#120916 #31193B #552B66 #793D91 #9B54B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.92

#552B66 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#552B66 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552B66

10.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552B66	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552B66	1.00	10.92	1.92	10.92
#FFFFFF	10.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D3A68

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B3E64

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543544

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552b66;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.107 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876692',
    500: '#552b66',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552b66;
$custom-light: #876692;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552b66",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.712,
    "s": 40.69,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37153,
    "c": 0.10688,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552B66

secondary

#689855

accent

#D1577A

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#F0EBF1

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0B060D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #552B66

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

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