#552EAB#552EAB

#552EAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.186 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552EAB
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 171)
HSL	hsl(259, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(259, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 73.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.41, 47.00, -60.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.41, 76.65, 307.82°)
OKLab	oklab(42.95% 0.0656 -0.1738)
OKLCH	oklch(42.95% 0.186 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.0719, 6.8251, 39.2015)
Luminance	0.0683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Rebeccapurple

#663399

ΔE00 4.88

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552EAB #84AB2E

analogous

#2E45AB #552EAB #942EAB

triadic

#552EAB #AB552E #2EAB55

tetradic

#552EAB #AB2E45 #84AB2E #2EAB94

square

#552EAB #AB2E45 #84AB2E #2EAB94

split-complementary

#552EAB #AB942E #45AB2E

monochromatic

#25144B #3D217B #552EAB #7248CE #9779DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#552EAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#552EAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552EAB

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552EAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552EAB	1.00	8.88	2.37	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384F6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552eab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.186 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6ac5',
    500: '#552eab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552eab;
$custom-light: #8d6ac5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552eab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.72,
    "s": 57.604,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42954,
    "c": 0.18578,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552EAB

secondary

#AAC372

accent

#E147B1

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552EAB

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

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