#552BAB#552BAB

#552BAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.189 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552BAB
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 171)
HSL	hsl(260, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(260, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 74.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.88, 48.49, -61.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.88, 78.25, 308.30°)
OKLab	oklab(42.58% 0.0682 -0.1763)
OKLCH	oklch(42.58% 0.189 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.9588, 6.5989, 39.1638)
Luminance	0.0660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552BAB #81AB2B

analogous

#2B41AB #552BAB #952BAB

triadic

#552BAB #AB552B #2BAB55

tetradic

#552BAB #AB2B41 #81AB2B #2BAB95

square

#552BAB #AB2B41 #81AB2B #2BAB95

split-complementary

#552BAB #AB952B #41AB2B

monochromatic

#241249 #3D1F7A #552BAB #7143D0 #9674DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#552BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#552BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552BAB

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552BAB	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.189 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e69c5',
    500: '#552bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552bab;
$custom-light: #8e69c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.688,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4258,
    "c": 0.18905,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552BAB

secondary

#A8C46E

accent

#E345AF

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552BAB

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →