#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
RGBrgb(85, 46, 184)
HSLhsl(257, 60%, 45%)
HSVhsv(257, 75%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(53.8%, 75%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LABlab(32.58, 50.65, -66.37)
CIE-LCHlch(32.58, 83.49, 307.35°)
OKLaboklab(44.14% 0.0625 -0.1909)
OKLCHoklch(44.14% 0.201 288.1)
XYZxyz(13.3725, 7.3453, 46.0513)
Luminance0.0735 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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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
##552EB81.008.502.478.50
#FFFFFF8.501.0021.001.00
#0000002.4721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.501.0021.001.00

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

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#552EB8 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva