#552B99#552B99

#552B99 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.168 H 295.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552B99
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 153)
HSL	hsl(263, 56%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(263, 72%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 71.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.31, 43.54, -53.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.31, 68.65, 309.36°)
OKLab	oklab(40.99% 0.0723 -0.1519)
OKLCH	oklch(40.99% 0.168 295.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.3584, 5.9587, 30.7352)
Luminance	0.0596 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552B99 #6F992B

analogous

#2B3899 #552B99 #8C2B99

triadic

#552B99 #99552B #2B9955

tetradic

#552B99 #992B38 #6F992B #2B998C

square

#552B99 #992B38 #6F992B #2B998C

split-complementary

#552B99 #998C2B #38992B

monochromatic

#201039 #3A1E69 #552B99 #703AC8 #9269D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.58

#552B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#552B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552B99

9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552B99	1.00	9.58	2.19	9.58
#FFFFFF	9.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42475F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.168 295.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b68b8',
    500: '#552b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552b99;
$custom-light: #8b68b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.909,
    "s": 56.122,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40987,
    "c": 0.16818,
    "h": 295.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552B99

secondary

#9ABC64

accent

#DF48A6

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #552B99

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

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