#552E66#552E66

#552E66 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.101 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552E66
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 102)
HSL	hsl(282, 38%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(282, 55%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 54.9%, 0%, 60%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.29, 28.51, -25.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.29, 38.51, 317.75°)
OKLab	oklab(37.65% 0.0714 -0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(37.65% 0.101 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.1212, 4.8448, 13.1278)
Luminance	0.0485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.62

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552E66 #3F662E

analogous

#392E66 #552E66 #662E5B

triadic

#552E66 #66552E #2E6655

tetradic

#552E66 #66392E #3F662E #2E5B66

square

#552E66 #66392E #3F662E #2E5B66

split-complementary

#552E66 #5B662E #2E6639

monochromatic

#120A15 #321B3C #552E66 #784190 #995AB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.67

#552E66 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#552E66 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552E66

10.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552E66	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552E66	1.00	10.67	1.97	10.67
#FFFFFF	10.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#213C68

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D3F65

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552e66;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 102);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.101 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866892',
    500: '#552e66',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552e66;
$custom-light: #866892;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552e66",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 102
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.786,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37645,
    "c": 0.10148,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552E66

secondary

#6B9858

accent

#CE5A7D

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF1

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #552E66

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

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