#552C98#552C98

#552C98 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.166 H 295.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552C98
RGB	rgb(85, 44, 152)
HSL	hsl(263, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(263, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.1%, 71.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.41, 42.74, -52.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.41, 67.54, 309.26°)
OKLab	oklab(41.03% 0.0714 -0.1496)
OKLCH	oklch(41.03% 0.166 295.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.3130, 5.9994, 30.3143)
Luminance	0.0600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552C98 #6F982C

analogous

#2C3998 #552C98 #8B2C98

triadic

#552C98 #98552C #2C9855

tetradic

#552C98 #982C39 #6F982C #2C988B

square

#552C98 #982C39 #6F982C #2C988B

split-complementary

#552C98 #988B2C #39982C

monochromatic

#201139 #3A1E69 #552C98 #703BC6 #926AD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.55

#552C98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#552C98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552C98

9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552C98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552C98	1.00	9.55	2.20	9.55
#FFFFFF	9.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00469B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43475F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552c98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 44, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.166 295.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b69b7',
    500: '#552c98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552c98;
$custom-light: #8b69b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552c98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.778,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41034,
    "c": 0.16576,
    "h": 295.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552C98

secondary

#9ABB65

accent

#DE49A6

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #552C98

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

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