#552D63#552D63

#552D63 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.100 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552D63
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 99)
HSL	hsl(284, 38%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(284, 55%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 54.5%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.89, 28.39, -24.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.89, 37.55, 319.12°)
OKLab	oklab(37.3% 0.0725 -0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(37.3% 0.1 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.9365, 4.7091, 12.3455)
Luminance	0.0471 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552D63 #3B632D

analogous

#3A2D63 #552D63 #632D56

triadic

#552D63 #63552D #2D6355

tetradic

#552D63 #633A2D #3B632D #2D5663

square

#552D63 #633A2D #3B632D #2D5663

split-complementary

#552D63 #56632D #2D633A

monochromatic

#120A15 #311A39 #552D63 #79408D #9B58B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.81

#552D63 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.94

#552D63 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552D63

10.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552D63	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552D63	1.00	10.81	1.94	10.81
#FFFFFF	10.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#223B65

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E3F62

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543543

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552d63;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.100 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86678f',
    500: '#552d63',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552d63;
$custom-light: #86678f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552d63",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.444,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37295,
    "c": 0.09965,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552D63

secondary

#679557

accent

#CD5A78

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #552D63

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

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