#552EA7#552EA7
#552EA7 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.181 H 291.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #552EA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 46, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(259, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(259, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.1%, 72.5%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.06, 45.88, -58.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.06, 74.51, 308.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.6% 0.0665 -0.1684) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.6% 0.181 291.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6964, 6.6749, 37.2238) |
| Luminance | 0.0668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.50
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.48
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.63
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.68
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.70
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#552EA7 #80A72E
analogous
#2E43A7 #552EA7 #922EA7
triadic
#552EA7 #A7552E #2EA755
tetradic
#552EA7 #A72E43 #80A72E #2EA792
square
#552EA7 #A72E43 #80A72E #2EA792
split-complementary
#552EA7 #A7922E #43A72E
monochromatic
#241447 #3D2177 #552EA7 #7146CC #9676D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#552EA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#552EA7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #552EA7
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##552EA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##552EA7 | 1.00 | 8.99 | 2.34 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004BAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0047A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3A4E67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #552ea7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.181 291.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d6ac2',
500: '#552ea7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #552ea7; $custom-light: #8d6ac2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#552ea7",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 46,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 259.339,
"s": 56.808,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42598,
"c": 0.18109,
"h": 291.5
},
"luminance": 0.06675
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#552EA7
secondary
#A7C170
accent
#E048AF
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0712
muted
#7E7A81