#552C9B#552C9B

#552C9B is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.169 H 294.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552C9B
RGB	rgb(85, 44, 155)
HSL	hsl(262, 56%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(262, 72%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.2%, 71.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.66, 43.57, -53.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.66, 69.17, 309.04°)
OKLab	oklab(41.29% 0.0709 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(41.29% 0.169 294.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.5618, 6.0989, 31.6247)
Luminance	0.0610 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552C9B #729B2C

analogous

#2C3B9B #552C9B #8D2C9B

triadic

#552C9B #9B552C #2C9B55

tetradic

#552C9B #9B2C3B #729B2C #2C9B8D

square

#552C9B #9B2C3B #729B2C #2C9B8D

split-complementary

#552C9B #9B8D2C #3B9B2C

monochromatic

#21113C #3B1E6B #552C9B #703CC8 #936CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.46

#552C9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#552C9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552C9B

9.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552C9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552C9B	1.00	9.46	2.22	9.46
#FFFFFF	9.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004499

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414860

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552c9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 44, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.169 294.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b69b9',
    500: '#552c9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552c9b;
$custom-light: #8b69b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552c9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.162,
    "s": 55.779,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4129,
    "c": 0.16931,
    "h": 294.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552C9B

secondary

#9DBC67

accent

#DF49A8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #552C9B

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

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