#552DBB#552DBB

#552DBB is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.205 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552DBB
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 187)
HSL	hsl(257, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 75.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.69, 51.98, -67.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.69, 85.56, 307.41°)
OKLab	oklab(44.3% 0.0624 -0.1955)
OKLCH	oklch(44.3% 0.205 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.6517, 7.3952, 47.7122)
Luminance	0.0740 (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

#552DBB #93BB2D

analogous

#2D4CBB #552DBB #9C2DBB

triadic

#552DBB #BB552D #2DBB55

tetradic

#552DBB #BB2D4C #93BB2D #2DBB9C

square

#552DBB #BB2D4C #93BB2D #2DBB9C

split-complementary

#552DBB #BB9C2D #4CBB2D

monochromatic

#281558 #3F218A #552DBB #7650D5 #9C82E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#552DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#552DBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552DBB

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552DBB	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.205 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906bd1',
    500: '#552dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552dbb;
$custom-light: #906bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.901,
    "s": 61.207,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44304,
    "c": 0.20525,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552DBB

secondary

#B3CA7A

accent

#E443B7

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #552DBB

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

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