#552D9E#552D9E

#552D9E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.172 H 293.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552D9E
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 158)
HSL	hsl(261, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(261, 72%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 71.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.10, 43.88, -54.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.10, 70.23, 308.67°)
OKLab	oklab(41.68% 0.0693 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(41.68% 0.172 293.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.8546, 6.2764, 32.9807)
Luminance	0.0628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.92

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552D9E #769E2D

analogous

#2D3E9E #552D9E #8E2D9E

triadic

#552D9E #9E552D #2D9E55

tetradic

#552D9E #9E2D3E #769E2D #2D9E8E

square

#552D9E #9E2D3E #769E2D #2D9E8E

split-complementary

#552D9E #9E8E2D #3E9E2D

monochromatic

#22123F #3B1F6E #552D9E #7040C9 #946FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.31

#552D9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#552D9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552D9E

9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552D9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552D9E	1.00	9.31	2.26	9.31
#FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552d9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.172 293.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69bc',
    500: '#552d9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552d9e;
$custom-light: #8c69bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552d9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.239,
    "s": 55.665,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4168,
    "c": 0.17165,
    "h": 293.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552D9E

secondary

#A0BD69

accent

#DF49AA

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #552D9E

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

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