#552BBB#552BBB

#552BBB is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.207 H 288.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552BBB
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 187)
HSL	hsl(258, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(258, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 77%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.36, 52.92, -68.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.36, 86.56, 307.69°)
OKLab	oklab(44.07% 0.0639 -0.1971)
OKLCH	oklch(44.07% 0.207 288)
XYZ	xyz(13.5772, 7.2462, 47.6873)
Luminance	0.0725 (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

#552BBB #91BB2B

analogous

#2B49BB #552BBB #9D2BBB

triadic

#552BBB #BB552B #2BBB55

tetradic

#552BBB #BB2B49 #91BB2B #2BBB9D

square

#552BBB #BB2B49 #91BB2B #2BBB9D

split-complementary

#552BBB #BB9D2B #49BB2B

monochromatic

#281457 #3E2089 #552BBB #754DD6 #9C7FE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#552BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#552BBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552BBB

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552BBB	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.207 288.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906ad1',
    500: '#552bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552bbb;
$custom-light: #906ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.5,
    "s": 62.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44074,
    "c": 0.20718,
    "h": 288
  },
  "luminance": 0.07247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552BBB

secondary

#B2CA78

accent

#E642B6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #552BBB

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

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