#552EA3#552EA3

#552EA3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.176 H 292.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552EA3
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 163)
HSL	hsl(260, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(260, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.9%, 71.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.71, 44.75, -56.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.71, 72.37, 308.20°)
OKLab	oklab(42.25% 0.0673 -0.163)
OKLCH	oklch(42.25% 0.176 292.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.3323, 6.5292, 35.3064)
Luminance	0.0653 (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

#552EA3 #7CA32E

analogous

#2E41A3 #552EA3 #8F2EA3

triadic

#552EA3 #A3552E #2EA355

tetradic

#552EA3 #A32E41 #7CA32E #2EA38F

square

#552EA3 #A32E41 #7CA32E #2EA38F

split-complementary

#552EA3 #A38F2E #41A32E

monochromatic

#231344 #3C2173 #552EA3 #7144CA #9574D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.11

#552EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#552EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552EA3

9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552EA3	1.00	9.11	2.31	9.11
#FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.176 292.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c6abf',
    500: '#552ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552ea3;
$custom-light: #8c6abf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 55.981,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42246,
    "c": 0.17637,
    "h": 292.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552EA3

secondary

#A4BF6D

accent

#DF49AD

background

#F9F6FB

surface

#F1EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7E7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #552EA3

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

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