#552EB3#552EB3

#552EB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.195 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552EB3
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 179)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(258, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.5%, 74.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.12, 49.25, -64.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.12, 80.87, 307.51°)
OKLab	oklab(43.68% 0.0637 -0.1844)
OKLCH	oklch(43.68% 0.195 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.8576, 7.1394, 43.3396)
Luminance	0.0714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Purple Blue

#5D21D0

ΔE00 4.14

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552EB3 #8CB32E

analogous

#2E4AB3 #552EB3 #982EB3

triadic

#552EB3 #B3552E #2EB355

tetradic

#552EB3 #B32E4A #8CB32E #2EB398

square

#552EB3 #B32E4A #8CB32E #2EB398

split-complementary

#552EB3 #B3982E #4AB32E

monochromatic

#271552 #3E2182 #552EB3 #744DD1 #9A7EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.65

#552EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#552EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552EB3

8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552EB3	1.00	8.65	2.43	8.65
#FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.195 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bcb',
    500: '#552eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552eb3;
$custom-light: #8f6bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.594,
    "s": 59.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4368,
    "c": 0.19507,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552EB3

secondary

#AFC676

accent

#E246B4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552EB3

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

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