#552EAF#552EAF

#552EAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.190 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552EAF
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 175)
HSL	hsl(258, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 73.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.76, 48.12, -62.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.76, 78.77, 307.66°)
OKLab	oklab(43.32% 0.0647 -0.1791)
OKLCH	oklch(43.32% 0.19 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.4589, 6.9799, 41.2399)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.64

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552EAF #88AF2E

analogous

#2E47AF #552EAF #952EAF

triadic

#552EAF #AF552E #2EAF55

tetradic

#552EAF #AF2E47 #88AF2E #2EAF95

square

#552EAF #AF2E47 #88AF2E #2EAF95

split-complementary

#552EAF #AF952E #47AF2E

monochromatic

#26154E #3D217F #552EAF #734BD0 #987BDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#552EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#552EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552EAF

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552EAF	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.190 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6bc8',
    500: '#552eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552eaf;
$custom-light: #8e6bc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.14,
    "s": 58.371,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43315,
    "c": 0.19044,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552EAF

secondary

#ACC574

accent

#E246B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552EAF

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

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