#552E5C#552E5C

#552E5C is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.1% C 0.089 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552E5C
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 92)
HSL	hsl(291, 33%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(291, 50%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.6%, 50%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.74, 26.17, -20.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.74, 33.09, 322.27°)
OKLab	oklab(37.06% 0.0698 -0.0558)
OKLCH	oklch(37.06% 0.089 321.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.6549, 4.6583, 10.6717)
Luminance	0.0466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552E5C #355C2E

analogous

#3E2E5C #552E5C #5C2E4C

triadic

#552E5C #5C552E #2E5C55

tetradic

#552E5C #5C3E2E #355C2E #2E4C5C

square

#552E5C #5C3E2E #355C2E #2E4C5C

split-complementary

#552E5C #4C5C2E #2E5C3E

monochromatic

#130A14 #2F1A33 #552E5C #7B4285 #9F59AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.87

#552E5C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#552E5C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552E5C

10.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552E5C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552E5C	1.00	10.87	1.93	10.87
#FFFFFF	10.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#273A5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#323E5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#563440

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552e5c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.1% 0.089 321.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86688a',
    500: '#552e5c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552e5c;
$custom-light: #86688a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552e5c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.87,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37058,
    "c": 0.08941,
    "h": 321.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552E5C

secondary

#608E58

accent

#C95E6F

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #552E5C

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