#552BC3#552BC3

#552BC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.216 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552BC3
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 195)
HSL	hsl(257, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(257, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 77.9%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.13, 55.13, -71.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.13, 90.64, 307.46°)
OKLab	oklab(44.84% 0.0616 -0.2071)
OKLCH	oklch(44.84% 0.216 286.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.4576, 7.5984, 52.3240)
Luminance	0.0760 (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

#552BC3 #99C32B

analogous

#2B4DC3 #552BC3 #A12BC3

triadic

#552BC3 #C3552B #2BC355

tetradic

#552BC3 #C32B4D #99C32B #2BC3A1

square

#552BC3 #C32B4D #99C32B #2BC3A1

split-complementary

#552BC3 #C3A12B #4DC32B

monochromatic

#29155F #3F2091 #552BC3 #7752D9 #9F84E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#552BC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#552BC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552BC3

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552BC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552BC3	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205777

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552bc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.216 286.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#916ad6',
    500: '#552bc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552bc3;
$custom-light: #916ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552bc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.579,
    "s": 63.866,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44844,
    "c": 0.2161,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552BC3

secondary

#B7CD7D

accent

#E741B9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #552BC3

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

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