#552BC4#552BC4

#552BC4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.217 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552BC4
RGB	rgb(85, 43, 196)
HSL	hsl(256, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(256, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 78.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.23, 55.40, -72.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.23, 91.14, 307.44°)
OKLab	oklab(44.94% 0.0613 -0.2084)
OKLCH	oklch(44.94% 0.217 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.5710, 7.6437, 52.9214)
Luminance	0.0765 (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

#552BC4 #9AC42B

analogous

#2B4DC4 #552BC4 #A22BC4

triadic

#552BC4 #C4552B #2BC455

tetradic

#552BC4 #C42B4D #9AC42B #2BC4A2

square

#552BC4 #C42B4D #9AC42B #2BC4A2

split-complementary

#552BC4 #C4A22B #4DC42B

monochromatic

#291560 #3F2092 #552BC4 #7853D9 #9F85E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.30

#552BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#552BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552BC4

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552BC4	1.00	8.30	2.53	8.30
#FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F5877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 43, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.217 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#916ad7',
    500: '#552bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552bc4;
$custom-light: #916ad7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.471,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44942,
    "c": 0.21722,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552BC4

secondary

#B8CE7D

accent

#E741B9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #552BC4

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

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