#552E62#552E62

#552E62 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.097 H 317.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552E62
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 98)
HSL	hsl(285, 36%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(285, 53%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.3%, 53.1%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.06, 27.56, -23.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.06, 36.32, 319.36°)
OKLab	oklab(37.4% 0.0708 -0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(37.4% 0.097 317.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.9276, 4.7674, 12.1082)
Luminance	0.0477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552E62 #3B622E

analogous

#3B2E62 #552E62 #622E55

triadic

#552E62 #62552E #2E6255

tetradic

#552E62 #623B2E #3B622E #2E5562

square

#552E62 #623B2E #3B622E #2E5562

split-complementary

#552E62 #55622E #2E623B

monochromatic

#120A15 #311A38 #552E62 #79428C #9B59B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.75

#552E62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#552E62 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552E62

10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552E62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552E62	1.00	10.75	1.95	10.75
#FFFFFF	10.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#243B64

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#303F61

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553643

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552e62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.097 317.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86688f',
    500: '#552e62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552e62;
$custom-light: #86688f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552e62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 36.111,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37404,
    "c": 0.09659,
    "h": 317.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.04767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552E62

secondary

#679458

accent

#CC5C78

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #552E62

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

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