#552CB2#552CB2

#552CB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.196 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552CB2
RGB	rgb(85, 44, 178)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 75.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.68, 49.95, -64.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.68, 81.40, 307.85°)
OKLab	oklab(43.34% 0.0656 -0.1847)
OKLCH	oklch(43.34% 0.196 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.6805, 6.9464, 42.7835)
Luminance	0.0695 (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

#552CB2 #89B22C

analogous

#2C46B2 #552CB2 #982CB2

triadic

#552CB2 #B2552C #2CB255

tetradic

#552CB2 #B22C46 #89B22C #2CB298

square

#552CB2 #B22C46 #89B22C #2CB298

split-complementary

#552CB2 #B2982C #46B22C

monochromatic

#261450 #3E2081 #552CB2 #7349D2 #997ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#552CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#552CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552CB2

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552CB2	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 44, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.196 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6aca',
    500: '#552cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552cb2;
$custom-light: #8f6aca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.358,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43344,
    "c": 0.19602,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552CB2

secondary

#ADC673

accent

#E444B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552CB2

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

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