#552D65#552D65

#552D65 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.102 H 315.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552D65
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 101)
HSL	hsl(283, 38%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(283, 55%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 55.4%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.00, 28.86, -25.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.00, 38.64, 318.32°)
OKLab	oklab(37.42% 0.0728 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(37.42% 0.102 315.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.0333, 4.7479, 12.8553)
Luminance	0.0475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.48

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552D65 #3D652D

analogous

#392D65 #552D65 #652D59

triadic

#552D65 #65552D #2D6555

tetradic

#552D65 #65392D #3D652D #2D5965

square

#552D65 #65392D #3D652D #2D5965

split-complementary

#552D65 #59652D #2D6539

monochromatic

#120915 #311A3B #552D65 #79408F #9A58B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.77

#552D65 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#552D65 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552D65

10.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552D65	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552D65	1.00	10.77	1.95	10.77
#FFFFFF	10.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#203B67

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D3F64

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552d65;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.102 315.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866891',
    500: '#552d65',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552d65;
$custom-light: #866891;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552d65",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 38.356,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37417,
    "c": 0.10208,
    "h": 315.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552D65

secondary

#699757

accent

#CE5A7B

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060D

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #552D65

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

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