#552BA5#552BA5
#552BA5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.182 H 292.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #552BA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 43, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(261, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(261, 74%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.5%, 73.9%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.34, 46.84, -58.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.34, 75.08, 308.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.04% 0.0697 -0.1683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.04% 0.182 292.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3998, 6.3753, 36.2199) |
| Luminance | 0.0638 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.50
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.16
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.82
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.86
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.26
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#552BA5 #7BA52B
analogous
#2B3EA5 #552BA5 #922BA5
triadic
#552BA5 #A5552B #2BA555
tetradic
#552BA5 #A52B3E #7BA52B #2BA592
square
#552BA5 #A52B3E #7BA52B #2BA592
split-complementary
#552BA5 #A5922B #3EA52B
monochromatic
#231244 #3C1E74 #552BA5 #7140CD #9571DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.23
#552BA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.28
#552BA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #552BA5
9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##552BA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##552BA5 | 1.00 | 9.23 | 2.28 | 9.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0049A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0045A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C4B65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #552ba5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.182 292.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d68c1',
500: '#552ba5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #552ba5; $custom-light: #8d68c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#552ba5",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 43,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.656,
"s": 58.654,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42038,
"c": 0.18216,
"h": 292.5
},
"luminance": 0.06376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#552BA5
secondary
#A3C16B
accent
#E246AC
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0612
muted
#7E7A81