#552C66#552C66

#552C66 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.105 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552C66
RGB	rgb(85, 44, 102)
HSL	hsl(282, 40%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(282, 57%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 56.9%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.84, 29.69, -26.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.84, 39.86, 318.14°)
OKLab	oklab(37.31% 0.0744 -0.0742)
OKLCH	oklch(37.31% 0.105 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.0449, 4.6922, 13.1024)
Luminance	0.0469 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.05

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552C66 #3D662C

analogous

#382C66 #552C66 #662C5A

triadic

#552C66 #66552C #2C6655

tetradic

#552C66 #66382C #3D662C #2C5A66

square

#552C66 #66382C #3D662C #2C5A66

split-complementary

#552C66 #5A662C #2C6638

monochromatic

#120915 #311A3B #552C66 #793E91 #9A56B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.83

#552C66 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.94

#552C66 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552C66

10.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552C66	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552C66	1.00	10.83	1.94	10.83
#FFFFFF	10.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E3B68

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3E64

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543544

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552c66;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 44, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.105 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876792',
    500: '#552c66',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552c66;
$custom-light: #876792;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552c66",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.414,
    "s": 39.726,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37314,
    "c": 0.1051,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552C66

secondary

#699856

accent

#D0587B

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#F0EBF1

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0B060D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #552C66

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

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