#552CA9#552CA9
#552CA9 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.186 H 291.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #552CA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 44, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.7%, 74%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.87, 47.45, -60.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.87, 76.67, 308.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.52% 0.0678 -0.1728) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.52% 0.186 291.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8064, 6.5968, 38.1797) |
| Luminance | 0.0660 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.78
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.10
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.33
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.51
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.66
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#552CA9 #80A92C
analogous
#2C42A9 #552CA9 #942CA9
triadic
#552CA9 #A9552C #2CA955
tetradic
#552CA9 #A92C42 #80A92C #2CA994
square
#552CA9 #A92C42 #80A92C #2CA994
split-complementary
#552CA9 #A9942C #42A92C
monochromatic
#241348 #3D1F78 #552CA9 #7144CE #9674DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.05
#552CA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.32
#552CA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #552CA9
9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##552CA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##552CA9 | 1.00 | 9.05 | 2.32 | 9.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004BAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0046A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#394D68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #552ca9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 44, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.186 291.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d69c4',
500: '#552ca9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #552ca9; $custom-light: #8d69c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#552ca9",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 44,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.68,
"s": 58.685,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42521,
"c": 0.18567,
"h": 291.4
},
"luminance": 0.06597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#552CA9
secondary
#A7C36E
accent
#E246AF
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0713
muted
#7E7A82