#552CC3#552CC3

#552CC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.215 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552CC3
RGB	rgb(85, 44, 195)
HSL	hsl(256, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(256, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 77.4%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.29, 54.67, -71.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.29, 90.15, 307.33°)
OKLab	oklab(44.95% 0.0609 -0.2064)
OKLCH	oklch(44.95% 0.215 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.4944, 7.6720, 52.3363)
Luminance	0.0767 (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

#552CC3 #9AC32C

analogous

#2C4FC3 #552CC3 #A02CC3

triadic

#552CC3 #C3552C #2CC355

tetradic

#552CC3 #C32C4F #9AC32C #2CC3A0

square

#552CC3 #C32C4F #9AC32C #2CC3A0

split-complementary

#552CC3 #C3A02C #4FC32C

monochromatic

#29155F #3F2191 #552CC3 #7854D8 #9F86E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.29

#552CC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#552CC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552CC3

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552CC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552CC3	1.00	8.29	2.53	8.29
#FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552cc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 44, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.215 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#916bd6',
    500: '#552cc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552cc3;
$custom-light: #916bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552cc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.291,
    "s": 63.18,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44954,
    "c": 0.2152,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07673
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552CC3

secondary

#B8CD7E

accent

#E642BA

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #552CC3

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

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