#552CB6#552CB6
#552CB6 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.201 H 288.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #552CB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 44, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(258, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(258, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 75.8%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.05, 51.06, -66.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.05, 83.48, 307.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.72% 0.0645 -0.1899) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.72% 0.201 288.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.0880, 7.1094, 44.9295) |
| Luminance | 0.0711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 3.66
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.29
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.34
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.43
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.03
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#552CB6 #8DB62C
analogous
#2C48B6 #552CB6 #9A2CB6
triadic
#552CB6 #B6552C #2CB655
tetradic
#552CB6 #B62C48 #8DB62C #2CB69A
square
#552CB6 #B62C48 #8DB62C #2CB69A
split-complementary
#552CB6 #B69A2C #48B62C
monochromatic
#271453 #3E2085 #552CB6 #744CD4 #9A7DE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.67
#552CB6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#552CB6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #552CB6
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##552CB6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##552CB6 | 1.00 | 8.67 | 2.42 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EBA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0048B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2F526F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #552cb6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 44, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.201 288.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f6acd',
500: '#552cb6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #552cb6; $custom-light: #8f6acd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#552cb6",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 44,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 257.826,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43717,
"c": 0.20057,
"h": 288.8
},
"luminance": 0.0711
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#552CB6
secondary
#B0C876
accent
#E444B4
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F2EBF9
border
#CCC6D2
text
#0E0714
muted
#7E7A82