#552C63#552C63

#552C63 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.1% C 0.102 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552C63
RGB	rgb(85, 44, 99)
HSL	hsl(285, 38%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(285, 56%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 55.6%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.66, 28.98, -24.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.66, 38.23, 319.29°)
OKLab	oklab(37.13% 0.0741 -0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(37.13% 0.102 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.8988, 4.6337, 12.3330)
Luminance	0.0463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552C63 #3A632C

analogous

#392C63 #552C63 #632C55

triadic

#552C63 #63552C #2C6355

tetradic

#552C63 #63392C #3A632C #2C5563

square

#552C63 #63392C #3A632C #2C5563

split-complementary

#552C63 #55632C #2C6339

monochromatic

#120915 #311939 #552C63 #793F8D #9C56B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.90

#552C63 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#552C63 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552C63

10.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552C63	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552C63	1.00	10.90	1.93	10.90
#FFFFFF	10.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#203A65

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D3E62

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553443

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552c63;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 44, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.1% 0.102 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86678f',
    500: '#552c63',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552c63;
$custom-light: #86678f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552c63",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.727,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37129,
    "c": 0.1015,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552C63

secondary

#669556

accent

#CE5977

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #552C63

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

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