#552CAF#552CAF

#552CAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.193 H 290.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552CAF
RGB	rgb(85, 44, 175)
HSL	hsl(259, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(259, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 74.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.41, 49.12, -62.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.41, 79.83, 307.97°)
OKLab	oklab(43.07% 0.0663 -0.1808)
OKLCH	oklch(43.07% 0.193 290.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.3826, 6.8273, 41.2145)
Luminance	0.0683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552CAF #86AF2C

analogous

#2C44AF #552CAF #962CAF

triadic

#552CAF #AF552C #2CAF55

tetradic

#552CAF #AF2C44 #86AF2C #2CAF96

square

#552CAF #AF2C44 #86AF2C #2CAF96

split-complementary

#552CAF #AF962C #44AF2C

monochromatic

#25134D #3D207E #552CAF #7247D1 #9878DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#552CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#552CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552CAF

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552CAF	1.00	8.88	2.37	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 44, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.193 290.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6ac8',
    500: '#552caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552caf;
$custom-light: #8e6ac8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.779,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43067,
    "c": 0.19258,
    "h": 290.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06828
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552CAF

secondary

#ABC572

accent

#E345B1

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552CAF

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

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