#552BB7#552BB7

#552BB7 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.203 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552BB7
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 183)
HSL	hsl(258, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 76.5%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.98, 51.81, -66.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.98, 84.51, 307.82°)
OKLab	oklab(43.69% 0.065 -0.192)
OKLCH	oklch(43.69% 0.203 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.1549, 7.0773, 45.4635)
Luminance	0.0708 (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

#552BB7 #8DB72B

analogous

#2B47B7 #552BB7 #9B2BB7

triadic

#552BB7 #B7552B #2BB755

tetradic

#552BB7 #B72B47 #8DB72B #2BB79B

square

#552BB7 #B72B47 #8DB72B #2BB79B

split-complementary

#552BB7 #B79B2B #47B72B

monochromatic

#271454 #3E1F85 #552BB7 #744BD5 #9A7CE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#552BB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#552BB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552BB7

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552BB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552BB7	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E5270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552bb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.203 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f69ce',
    500: '#552bb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552bb7;
$custom-light: #8f69ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552bb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258,
    "s": 61.947,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43694,
    "c": 0.20269,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552BB7

secondary

#B0C975

accent

#E543B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552BB7

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

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