#552BAF#552BAF

#552BAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.194 H 290.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552BAF
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 175)
HSL	hsl(259, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(259, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 75.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.24, 49.60, -63.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.24, 80.35, 308.12°)
OKLab	oklab(42.95% 0.0672 -0.1816)
OKLCH	oklch(42.95% 0.194 290.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.3458, 6.7537, 41.2022)
Luminance	0.0675 (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

#552BAF #85AF2B

analogous

#2B43AF #552BAF #972BAF

triadic

#552BAF #AF552B #2BAF55

tetradic

#552BAF #AF2B43 #85AF2B #2BAF97

square

#552BAF #AF2B43 #85AF2B #2BAF97

split-complementary

#552BAF #AF972B #43AF2B

monochromatic

#25134D #3D1F7E #552BAF #7246D1 #9877DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#552BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#552BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552BAF

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552BAF	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#354F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.194 290.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e69c8',
    500: '#552baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552baf;
$custom-light: #8e69c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.091,
    "s": 60.55,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42947,
    "c": 0.19363,
    "h": 290.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552BAF

secondary

#AAC570

accent

#E444B1

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552BAF

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

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