#552CB3#552CB3

#552CB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.197 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552CB3
RGB	rgb(85, 44, 179)
HSL	hsl(258, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.5%, 75.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.78, 50.23, -64.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.78, 81.92, 307.82°)
OKLab	oklab(43.44% 0.0653 -0.186)
OKLCH	oklch(43.44% 0.197 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.7813, 6.9867, 43.3142)
Luminance	0.0699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.02

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552CB3 #8AB32C

analogous

#2C46B3 #552CB3 #982CB3

triadic

#552CB3 #B3552C #2CB355

tetradic

#552CB3 #B32C46 #8AB32C #2CB398

square

#552CB3 #B32C46 #8AB32C #2CB398

split-complementary

#552CB3 #B3982C #46B32C

monochromatic

#261451 #3E2082 #552CB3 #734AD2 #997BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#552CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#552CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552CB3

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552CB3	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32516E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 44, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.197 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6acb',
    500: '#552cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552cb3;
$custom-light: #8f6acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.222,
    "s": 60.538,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43437,
    "c": 0.19716,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06987
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552CB3

secondary

#AEC774

accent

#E444B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552CB3

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

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