#552E63#552E63

#552E63 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.098 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552E63
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 99)
HSL	hsl(284, 37%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(284, 54%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 53.5%, 0%, 61.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.12, 27.79, -24.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.12, 36.87, 318.93°)
OKLab	oklab(37.46% 0.071 -0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(37.46% 0.098 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.9751, 4.7864, 12.3584)
Luminance	0.0479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552E63 #3C632E

analogous

#3A2E63 #552E63 #632E56

triadic

#552E63 #63552E #2E6355

tetradic

#552E63 #633A2E #3C632E #2E5663

square

#552E63 #633A2E #3C632E #2E5663

split-complementary

#552E63 #56632E #2E633A

monochromatic

#120A15 #311B39 #552E63 #79418D #9B59B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.73

#552E63 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#552E63 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552E63

10.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552E63	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552E63	1.00	10.73	1.96	10.73
#FFFFFF	10.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#233B65

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F3F62

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552e63;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 99);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.098 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86688f',
    500: '#552e63',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552e63;
$custom-light: #86688f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552e63",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 99
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.151,
    "s": 36.552,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37464,
    "c": 0.09781,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552E63

secondary

#689558

accent

#CD5B79

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #552E63

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

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