#552CBD#552CBD

#552CBD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.208 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552CBD
RGB	rgb(85, 44, 189)
HSL	hsl(257, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(257, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(55%, 76.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.71, 53.01, -69.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.71, 87.09, 307.49°)
OKLab	oklab(44.38% 0.0626 -0.1989)
OKLCH	oklch(44.38% 0.208 287.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.8296, 7.4061, 48.8350)
Luminance	0.0741 (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

#552CBD #94BD2C

analogous

#2C4BBD #552CBD #9E2CBD

triadic

#552CBD #BD552C #2CBD55

tetradic

#552CBD #BD2C4B #94BD2C #2CBD9E

square

#552CBD #BD2C4B #94BD2C #2CBD9E

split-complementary

#552CBD #BD9E2C #4BBD2C

monochromatic

#28155A #3F208B #552CBD #7650D6 #9D82E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.46

#552CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#552CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552CBD

8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552CBD	1.00	8.46	2.48	8.46
#FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#285573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 44, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.208 287.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906ad2',
    500: '#552cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552cbd;
$custom-light: #906ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.966,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44378,
    "c": 0.20848,
    "h": 287.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552CBD

secondary

#B4CB7A

accent

#E542B7

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #552CBD

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

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