#552DB1#552DB1

#552DB1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.194 H 289.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552DB1
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 177)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 74.6%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.77, 49.18, -63.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.77, 80.35, 307.74°)
OKLab	oklab(43.37% 0.065 -0.1826)
OKLCH	oklch(43.37% 0.194 289.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.6182, 6.9818, 42.2692)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.32

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552DB1 #89B12D

analogous

#2D47B1 #552DB1 #972DB1

triadic

#552DB1 #B1552D #2DB155

tetradic

#552DB1 #B12D47 #89B12D #2DB197

square

#552DB1 #B12D47 #89B12D #2DB197

split-complementary

#552DB1 #B1972D #47B12D

monochromatic

#26144F #3E2180 #552DB1 #734AD1 #997BDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#552DB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#552DB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552DB1

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552DB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552DB1	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552db1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.194 289.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6ac9',
    500: '#552db1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552db1;
$custom-light: #8e6ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552db1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.182,
    "s": 59.459,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43373,
    "c": 0.19382,
    "h": 289.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552DB1

secondary

#ADC674

accent

#E345B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552DB1

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

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