#552DA0#552DA0

#552DA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.174 H 293.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552DA0
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 160)
HSL	hsl(261, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(261, 72%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 71.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.27, 44.44, -55.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.27, 71.31, 308.55°)
OKLab	oklab(41.85% 0.0689 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(41.85% 0.174 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.0281, 6.3458, 33.8947)
Luminance	0.0635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.65

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552DA0 #78A02D

analogous

#2D3EA0 #552DA0 #8F2DA0

triadic

#552DA0 #A0552D #2DA055

tetradic

#552DA0 #A02D3E #78A02D #2DA08F

square

#552DA0 #A02D3E #78A02D #2DA08F

split-complementary

#552DA0 #A08F2D #3EA02D

monochromatic

#221240 #3C2070 #552DA0 #7041C9 #9470D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.25

#552DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.27

#552DA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552DA0

9.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552DA0	1.00	9.25	2.27	9.25
#FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4A63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.174 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c69bd',
    500: '#552da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552da0;
$custom-light: #8c69bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.87,
    "s": 56.098,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41853,
    "c": 0.17401,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552DA0

secondary

#A1BE6B

accent

#DF48AB

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0612

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #552DA0

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

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