#552DB2#552DB2

#552DB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.195 H 289.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552DB2
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 178)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 74.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.86, 49.46, -63.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.86, 80.88, 307.70°)
OKLab	oklab(43.47% 0.0648 -0.1839)
OKLCH	oklch(43.47% 0.195 289.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.7182, 7.0218, 42.7961)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.20

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552DB2 #8AB22D

analogous

#2D47B2 #552DB2 #972DB2

triadic

#552DB2 #B2552D #2DB255

tetradic

#552DB2 #B22D47 #8AB22D #2DB297

square

#552DB2 #B22D47 #8AB22D #2DB297

split-complementary

#552DB2 #B2972D #47B22D

monochromatic

#261450 #3E2181 #552DB2 #734BD1 #997CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.73

#552DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#552DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552DB2

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552DB2	1.00	8.73	2.40	8.73
#FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32516D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.195 289.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6aca',
    500: '#552db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552db2;
$custom-light: #8e6aca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.045,
    "s": 59.641,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43465,
    "c": 0.19497,
    "h": 289.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552DB2

secondary

#AEC675

accent

#E345B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552DB2

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

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