#552BB5#552BB5

#552BB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.200 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552BB5
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 181)
HSL	hsl(258, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(53%, 76.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.79, 51.26, -65.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.79, 83.47, 307.89°)
OKLab	oklab(43.51% 0.0656 -0.1894)
OKLCH	oklch(43.51% 0.2 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.9482, 6.9946, 44.3749)
Luminance	0.0699 (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

#552BB5 #8BB52B

analogous

#2B46B5 #552BB5 #9A2BB5

triadic

#552BB5 #B5552B #2BB555

tetradic

#552BB5 #B52B46 #8BB52B #2BB59A

square

#552BB5 #B52B46 #8BB52B #2BB59A

split-complementary

#552BB5 #B59A2B #46B52B

monochromatic

#271452 #3E1F84 #552BB5 #7449D4 #997BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.75

#552BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#552BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552BB5

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552BB5	1.00	8.75	2.40	8.75
#FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#30526F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.200 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f69cc',
    500: '#552bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552bb5;
$custom-light: #8f69cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.261,
    "s": 61.607,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43506,
    "c": 0.20043,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552BB5

secondary

#AEC874

accent

#E543B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552BB5

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

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