#552EB8#552EB8

#552EB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.201 H 288.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552EB8
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 184)
HSL	hsl(257, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 75%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.58, 50.65, -66.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.58, 83.49, 307.35°)
OKLab	oklab(44.14% 0.0625 -0.1909)
OKLCH	oklch(44.14% 0.201 288.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.3725, 7.3453, 46.0513)
Luminance	0.0735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552EB8 #91B82E

analogous

#2E4CB8 #552EB8 #9A2EB8

triadic

#552EB8 #B8552E #2EB855

tetradic

#552EB8 #B82E4C #91B82E #2EB89A

square

#552EB8 #B82E4C #91B82E #2EB89A

split-complementary

#552EB8 #B89A2E #4CB82E

monochromatic

#281656 #3E2287 #552EB8 #7550D3 #9C81DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#552EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#552EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552EB8

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552EB8	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D5471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.201 288.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bce',
    500: '#552eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552eb8;
$custom-light: #8f6bce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.957,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44142,
    "c": 0.20083,
    "h": 288.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07346
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552EB8

secondary

#B2C879

accent

#E345B6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552EB8

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

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