#552EB0#552EB0

#552EB0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.192 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552EB0
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 176)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 73.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.85, 48.41, -62.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.85, 79.30, 307.62°)
OKLab	oklab(43.41% 0.0644 -0.1804)
OKLCH	oklch(43.41% 0.192 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.5575, 7.0193, 41.7591)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.51

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552EB0 #89B02E

analogous

#2E48B0 #552EB0 #962EB0

triadic

#552EB0 #B0552E #2EB055

tetradic

#552EB0 #B02E48 #89B02E #2EB096

square

#552EB0 #B02E48 #89B02E #2EB096

split-complementary

#552EB0 #B0962E #48B02E

monochromatic

#26154F #3E217F #552EB0 #734BD0 #997CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#552EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#552EB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552EB0

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552EB0	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.192 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6bc9',
    500: '#552eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552eb0;
$custom-light: #8e6bc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258,
    "s": 58.559,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43405,
    "c": 0.1916,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552EB0

secondary

#ADC575

accent

#E246B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF8

border

#CCC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552EB0

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

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