#552DB3#552DB3

#552DB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.196 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552DB3
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 179)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.5%, 74.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.95, 49.74, -64.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.95, 81.40, 307.67°)
OKLab	oklab(43.56% 0.0645 -0.1852)
OKLCH	oklch(43.56% 0.196 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.8190, 7.0622, 43.3268)
Luminance	0.0706 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.08

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552DB3 #8BB32D

analogous

#2D48B3 #552DB3 #982DB3

triadic

#552DB3 #B3552D #2DB355

tetradic

#552DB3 #B32D48 #8BB32D #2DB398

square

#552DB3 #B32D48 #8BB32D #2DB398

split-complementary

#552DB3 #B3982D #48B32D

monochromatic

#271451 #3E2182 #552DB3 #744BD2 #997CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#552DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#552DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552DB3

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552DB3	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.196 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6acb',
    500: '#552db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552db3;
$custom-light: #8f6acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.91,
    "s": 59.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43557,
    "c": 0.19612,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552DB3

secondary

#AEC775

accent

#E345B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552DB3

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

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