#552D96#552D96

#552D96 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.162 H 295.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552D96
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 150)
HSL	hsl(263, 54%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(263, 70%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.3%, 70%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.44, 41.67, -51.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.44, 65.88, 309.23°)
OKLab	oklab(41% 0.0707 -0.1459)
OKLCH	oklch(41% 0.162 295.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.1883, 6.0098, 29.4715)
Luminance	0.0601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552D96 #6E962D

analogous

#2D3996 #552D96 #892D96

triadic

#552D96 #96552D #2D9655

tetradic

#552D96 #962D39 #6E962D #2D9689

square

#552D96 #962D39 #6E962D #2D9689

split-complementary

#552D96 #96892D #39962D

monochromatic

#201138 #3A1F67 #552D96 #703CC4 #926BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.54

#552D96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#552D96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552D96

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552D96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552D96	1.00	9.54	2.20	9.54
#FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004494

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44475E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552d96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.162 295.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b69b6',
    500: '#552d96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552d96;
$custom-light: #8b69b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552d96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.857,
    "s": 53.846,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41002,
    "c": 0.16211,
    "h": 295.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552D96

secondary

#99B965

accent

#DD4BA5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #552D96

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

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