#552E60#552E60

#552E60 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.094 H 318.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552E60
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 96)
HSL	hsl(287, 35%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(287, 52%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.5%, 52.1%, 0%, 62.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.95, 27.09, -22.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.95, 35.23, 320.25°)
OKLab	oklab(37.29% 0.0705 -0.0624)
OKLCH	oklch(37.29% 0.094 318.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.8343, 4.7301, 11.6170)
Luminance	0.0473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552E60 #39602E

analogous

#3C2E60 #552E60 #602E52

triadic

#552E60 #60552E #2E6055

tetradic

#552E60 #603C2E #39602E #2E5260

square

#552E60 #603C2E #39602E #2E5260

split-complementary

#552E60 #52602E #2E603C

monochromatic

#120A15 #301A37 #552E60 #7A4289 #9C59AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.79

#552E60 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#552E60 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552E60

10.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552E60	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552E60	1.00	10.79	1.95	10.79
#FFFFFF	10.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#253B62

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#313F5F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553542

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552e60;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.094 318.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86688d',
    500: '#552e60',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552e60;
$custom-light: #86688d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552e60",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.8,
    "s": 35.211,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37287,
    "c": 0.09418,
    "h": 318.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552E60

secondary

#659258

accent

#CB5D75

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #552E60

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

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