#552DAA#552DAA

#552DAA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.186 H 291.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552DAA
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 170)
HSL	hsl(259, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(259, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 73.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.14, 47.22, -60.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.14, 76.66, 308.03°)
OKLab	oklab(42.74% 0.0667 -0.1733)
OKLCH	oklch(42.74% 0.186 291.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.9383, 6.7099, 38.6885)
Luminance	0.0671 (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

#552DAA #82AA2D

analogous

#2D43AA #552DAA #942DAA

triadic

#552DAA #AA552D #2DAA55

tetradic

#552DAA #AA2D43 #82AA2D #2DAA94

square

#552DAA #AA2D43 #82AA2D #2DAA94

split-complementary

#552DAA #AA942D #43AA2D

monochromatic

#251349 #3D207A #552DAA #7246CE #9777DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.97

#552DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#552DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552DAA

8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552DAA	1.00	8.97	2.34	8.97
#FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384E69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.186 291.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6ac4',
    500: '#552daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552daa;
$custom-light: #8d6ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.2,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42737,
    "c": 0.18572,
    "h": 291.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552DAA

secondary

#A8C370

accent

#E146B0

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552DAA

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

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