#552E68#552E68

#552E68 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.104 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552E68
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 104)
HSL	hsl(280, 39%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(280, 56%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 55.8%, 0%, 59.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.40, 28.99, -27.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.40, 39.62, 317.04°)
OKLab	oklab(37.77% 0.0716 -0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(37.77% 0.104 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.2216, 4.8849, 13.6565)
Luminance	0.0488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552E68 #41682E

analogous

#382E68 #552E68 #682E5E

triadic

#552E68 #68552E #2E6855

tetradic

#552E68 #68382E #41682E #2E5E68

square

#552E68 #68382E #41682E #2E5E68

split-complementary

#552E68 #5E682E #2E6838

monochromatic

#110915 #321B3E #552E68 #784192 #985AB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.62

#552E68 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#552E68 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552E68

10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552E68	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552E68	1.00	10.62	1.98	10.62
#FFFFFF	10.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#203C6A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C3F66

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#533746

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552e68;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 104);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.104 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866893',
    500: '#552e68',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552e68;
$custom-light: #866893;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552e68",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 104
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.345,
    "s": 38.667,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37769,
    "c": 0.10394,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.04885
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552E68

secondary

#6E9A58

accent

#CF5980

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#F0EBF1

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0B060D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #552E68

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

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