#552BA0#552BA0

#552BA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.176 H 293.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552BA0
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 160)
HSL	hsl(262, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(262, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 73.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.90, 45.46, -56.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.90, 72.42, 308.88°)
OKLab	oklab(41.59% 0.0708 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(41.59% 0.176 293.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.9536, 6.1968, 33.8699)
Luminance	0.0620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.88

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552BA0 #76A02B

analogous

#2B3CA0 #552BA0 #8F2BA0

triadic

#552BA0 #A0552B #2BA055

tetradic

#552BA0 #A02B3C #76A02B #2BA08F

square

#552BA0 #A02B3C #76A02B #2BA08F

split-complementary

#552BA0 #A08F2B #3CA02B

monochromatic

#221140 #3B1E70 #552BA0 #703DCB #946ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.38

#552BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#552BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552BA0

9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552BA0	1.00	9.38	2.24	9.38
#FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4963

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.176 293.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c68bd',
    500: '#552ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552ba0;
$custom-light: #8c68bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.538,
    "s": 57.635,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41594,
    "c": 0.17636,
    "h": 293.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552BA0

secondary

#A0BF68

accent

#E147AA

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #552BA0

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

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