#552DB4#552DB4

#552DB4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.197 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552DB4
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 180)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.8%, 75%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.04, 50.02, -64.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.04, 81.92, 307.63°)
OKLab	oklab(43.65% 0.0643 -0.1865)
OKLCH	oklch(43.65% 0.197 289)
XYZ	xyz(12.9205, 7.1028, 43.8613)
Luminance	0.0710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 3.95

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552DB4 #8CB42D

analogous

#2D49B4 #552DB4 #992DB4

triadic

#552DB4 #B4552D #2DB455

tetradic

#552DB4 #B42D49 #8CB42D #2DB499

square

#552DB4 #B42D49 #8CB42D #2DB499

split-complementary

#552DB4 #B4992D #49B42D

monochromatic

#271552 #3E2183 #552DB4 #744CD2 #9A7DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#552DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#552DB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552DB4

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552DB4	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.197 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6acc',
    500: '#552db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552db4;
$custom-light: #8f6acc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.778,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4365,
    "c": 0.19727,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.07103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552DB4

secondary

#AFC776

accent

#E345B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552DB4

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

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