#552D64#552D64

#552D64 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.101 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552D64
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 100)
HSL	hsl(284, 38%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(284, 55%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 55%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.95, 28.63, -25.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.95, 38.10, 318.71°)
OKLab	oklab(37.36% 0.0727 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(37.36% 0.101 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.9846, 4.7284, 12.5989)
Luminance	0.0473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552D64 #3C642D

analogous

#392D64 #552D64 #642D57

triadic

#552D64 #64552D #2D6455

tetradic

#552D64 #64392D #3C642D #2D5764

square

#552D64 #64392D #3C642D #2D5764

split-complementary

#552D64 #57642D #2D6439

monochromatic

#120915 #311A3A #552D64 #79408E #9B58B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.79

#552D64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#552D64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552D64

10.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552D64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552D64	1.00	10.79	1.95	10.79
#FFFFFF	10.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#213B66

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E3F63

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543544

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552d64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.101 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866890',
    500: '#552d64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552d64;
$custom-light: #866890;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552d64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 37.931,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37356,
    "c": 0.10087,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552D64

secondary

#689657

accent

#CE5A7A

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #552D64

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

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