#552EA2#552EA2

#552EA2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.175 H 292.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552EA2
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 162)
HSL	hsl(260, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(260, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.5%, 71.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.62, 44.47, -56.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.62, 71.83, 308.26°)
OKLab	oklab(42.16% 0.0675 -0.1616)
OKLCH	oklch(42.16% 0.175 292.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.2431, 6.4935, 34.8364)
Luminance	0.0649 (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

#552EA2 #7BA22E

analogous

#2E41A2 #552EA2 #8F2EA2

triadic

#552EA2 #A2552E #2EA255

tetradic

#552EA2 #A22E41 #7BA22E #2EA28F

square

#552EA2 #A22E41 #7BA22E #2EA28F

split-complementary

#552EA2 #A28F2E #41A22E

monochromatic

#231343 #3C2072 #552EA2 #7143CA #9573D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.14

#552EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#552EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552EA2

9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552EA2	1.00	9.14	2.30	9.14
#FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.175 292.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6abe',
    500: '#552ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552ea2;
$custom-light: #8c6abe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.172,
    "s": 55.769,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42159,
    "c": 0.17518,
    "h": 292.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552EA2

secondary

#A3BF6D

accent

#DF49AD

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #552EA2

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

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