#552DB9#552DB9

#552DB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.203 H 288.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552DB9
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(257, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.50, 51.42, -67.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.50, 84.53, 307.47°)
OKLab	oklab(44.12% 0.063 -0.193)
OKLCH	oklch(44.12% 0.203 288.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.4391, 7.3102, 46.5924)
Luminance	0.0731 (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

#552DB9 #91B92D

analogous

#2D4BB9 #552DB9 #9B2DB9

triadic

#552DB9 #B9552D #2DB955

tetradic

#552DB9 #B92D4B #91B92D #2DB99B

square

#552DB9 #B92D4B #91B92D #2DB99B

split-complementary

#552DB9 #B99B2D #4BB92D

monochromatic

#281557 #3E2188 #552DB9 #754FD4 #9C80E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.53

#552DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#552DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552DB9

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552DB9	1.00	8.53	2.46	8.53
#FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C5471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.203 288.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906bcf',
    500: '#552db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552db9;
$custom-light: #906bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44116,
    "c": 0.20297,
    "h": 288.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552DB9

secondary

#B2C979

accent

#E444B6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552DB9

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

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