#552EA0#552EA0

#552EA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.173 H 293.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552EA0
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 160)
HSL	hsl(261, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(261, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.46, 43.91, -55.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.46, 70.75, 308.37°)
OKLab	oklab(41.99% 0.0679 -0.1589)
OKLCH	oklch(41.99% 0.173 293.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.0667, 6.4230, 33.9076)
Luminance	0.0642 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552EA0 #79A02E

analogous

#2E40A0 #552EA0 #8E2EA0

triadic

#552EA0 #A0552E #2EA055

tetradic

#552EA0 #A02E40 #79A02E #2EA08E

square

#552EA0 #A02E40 #79A02E #2EA08E

split-complementary

#552EA0 #A08E2E #40A02E

monochromatic

#221341 #3C2070 #552EA0 #7042C9 #9472D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.19

#552EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#552EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552EA0

9.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552EA0	1.00	9.19	2.28	9.19
#FFFFFF	9.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00469E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4B64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.173 293.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6abd',
    500: '#552ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552ea0;
$custom-light: #8c6abd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.526,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41986,
    "c": 0.17281,
    "h": 293.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552EA0

secondary

#A2BE6C

accent

#DF49AC

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #552EA0

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

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