#552E64#552E64

#552E64 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.5% C 0.099 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552E64
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 100)
HSL	hsl(283, 37%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(283, 54%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 54%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.17, 28.03, -24.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.17, 37.41, 318.52°)
OKLab	oklab(37.52% 0.0711 -0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(37.52% 0.099 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.0232, 4.8056, 12.6117)
Luminance	0.0481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552E64 #3D642E

analogous

#3A2E64 #552E64 #642E58

triadic

#552E64 #64552E #2E6455

tetradic

#552E64 #643A2E #3D642E #2E5864

square

#552E64 #643A2E #3D642E #2E5864

split-complementary

#552E64 #58642E #2E643A

monochromatic

#120A15 #311B3A #552E64 #79418E #9A5AB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.71

#552E64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.96

#552E64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552E64

10.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552E64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552E64	1.00	10.71	1.96	10.71
#FFFFFF	10.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#233C66

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E3F63

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552e64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.5% 0.099 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866890',
    500: '#552e64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552e64;
$custom-light: #866890;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552e64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.333,
    "s": 36.986,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37524,
    "c": 0.09902,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552E64

secondary

#699658

accent

#CD5B7B

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #552E64

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

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