#552BB4#552BB4

#552BB4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.199 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552BB4
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 180)
HSL	hsl(258, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.8%, 76.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.70, 50.99, -65.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.70, 82.95, 307.92°)
OKLab	oklab(43.41% 0.0658 -0.1881)
OKLCH	oklch(43.41% 0.199 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.8460, 6.9537, 43.8365)
Luminance	0.0695 (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

#552BB4 #8AB42B

analogous

#2B45B4 #552BB4 #992BB4

triadic

#552BB4 #B4552B #2BB455

tetradic

#552BB4 #B42B45 #8AB42B #2BB499

square

#552BB4 #B42B45 #8AB42B #2BB499

split-complementary

#552BB4 #B4992B #45B42B

monochromatic

#261351 #3E1F83 #552BB4 #7349D3 #997ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#552BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#552BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552BB4

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552BB4	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31516E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.199 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f69cc',
    500: '#552bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552bb4;
$custom-light: #8f69cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.394,
    "s": 61.435,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43412,
    "c": 0.19931,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552BB4

secondary

#AEC773

accent

#E543B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552BB4

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

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