#552E9C#552E9C

#552E9C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.168 H 294.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552E9C
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 156)
HSL	hsl(261, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(261, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 70.5%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.12, 42.80, -53.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.12, 68.58, 308.61°)
OKLab	oklab(41.64% 0.0687 -0.1534)
OKLCH	oklch(41.64% 0.168 294.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.7224, 6.2853, 32.0943)
Luminance	0.0629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.09

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552E9C #759C2E

analogous

#2E3E9C #552E9C #8C2E9C

triadic

#552E9C #9C552E #2E9C55

tetradic

#552E9C #9C2E3E #759C2E #2E9C8C

square

#552E9C #9C2E3E #759C2E #2E9C8C

split-complementary

#552E9C #9C8C2E #3E9C2E

monochromatic

#21123D #3B206D #552E9C #7040C7 #9470D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.30

#552E9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#552E9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552E9C

9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552E9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552E9C	1.00	9.30	2.26	9.30
#FFFFFF	9.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00489F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00459A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414961

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552e9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.168 294.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6aba',
    500: '#552e9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552e9c;
$custom-light: #8b6aba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552e9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.273,
    "s": 54.455,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41644,
    "c": 0.16803,
    "h": 294.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552E9C

secondary

#9FBC6A

accent

#DE4AA9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #552E9C

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

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