#552C65#552C65

#552C65 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.104 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552C65
RGB	rgb(85, 44, 101)
HSL	hsl(283, 39%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(283, 56%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 56.4%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.78, 29.45, -26.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.78, 39.32, 318.51°)
OKLab	oklab(37.25% 0.0743 -0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(37.25% 0.104 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.9956, 4.6725, 12.8428)
Luminance	0.0467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.20

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552C65 #3C652C

analogous

#382C65 #552C65 #652C58

triadic

#552C65 #65552C #2C6555

tetradic

#552C65 #65382C #3C652C #2C5865

square

#552C65 #65382C #3C652C #2C5865

split-complementary

#552C65 #58652C #2C6538

monochromatic

#120915 #31193A #552C65 #793F90 #9B56B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.86

#552C65 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#552C65 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552C65

10.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552C65	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552C65	1.00	10.86	1.93	10.86
#FFFFFF	10.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F3B67

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3E63

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543544

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552c65;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 44, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.104 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866791',
    500: '#552c65',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552c65;
$custom-light: #866791;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552c65",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.158,
    "s": 39.31,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37252,
    "c": 0.1039,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552C65

secondary

#689756

accent

#CF597A

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#F0EBF0

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0B060D

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #552C65

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

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