#552BB6#552BB6
#552BB6 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.202 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #552BB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 43, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 76.4%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.89, 51.54, -66.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.89, 83.99, 307.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.6% 0.0653 -0.1907) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.6% 0.202 288.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0512, 7.0358, 44.9173) |
| Luminance | 0.0704 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 3.61
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.27
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.43
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.51
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.90
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#552BB6 #8CB62B
analogous
#2B47B6 #552BB6 #9B2BB6
triadic
#552BB6 #B6552B #2BB655
tetradic
#552BB6 #B62B47 #8CB62B #2BB69B
square
#552BB6 #B62B47 #8CB62B #2BB69B
split-complementary
#552BB6 #B69B2B #47B62B
monochromatic
#271453 #3E1F84 #552BB6 #744AD4 #9A7BE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.72
#552BB6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#552BB6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #552BB6
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##552BB6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##552BB6 | 1.00 | 8.72 | 2.41 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EBA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0047B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2F526F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #552bb6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.202 288.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f69cd',
500: '#552bb6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #552bb6; $custom-light: #8f69cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#552bb6",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 43,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 258.129,
"s": 61.778,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.436,
"c": 0.20156,
"h": 288.9
},
"luminance": 0.07036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#552BB6
secondary
#AFC875
accent
#E543B4
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF9
border
#CCC6D2
text
#0E0714
muted
#7E7A82