#552DA4#552DA4

#552DA4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.179 H 292.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552DA4
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 164)
HSL	hsl(260, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(260, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 72.6%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.61, 45.55, -57.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.61, 73.46, 308.32°)
OKLab	oklab(42.2% 0.0681 -0.1652)
OKLCH	oklch(42.2% 0.179 292.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.3837, 6.4880, 35.7673)
Luminance	0.0649 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552DA4 #7CA42D

analogous

#2D40A4 #552DA4 #902DA4

triadic

#552DA4 #A4552D #2DA455

tetradic

#552DA4 #A42D40 #7CA42D #2DA490

square

#552DA4 #A42D40 #7CA42D #2DA490

split-complementary

#552DA4 #A4902D #40A42D

monochromatic

#231344 #3C2074 #552DA4 #7143CB #9573D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.14

#552DA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#552DA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552DA4

9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552DA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552DA4	1.00	9.14	2.30	9.14
#FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552da4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.179 292.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6ac0',
    500: '#552da4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552da4;
$custom-light: #8c6ac0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552da4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.168,
    "s": 56.938,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42203,
    "c": 0.17871,
    "h": 292.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552DA4

secondary

#A4C06D

accent

#E048AD

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #552DA4

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

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