#552EB9#552EB9

#552EB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.202 H 287.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552EB9
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 185)
HSL	hsl(257, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.67, 50.94, -66.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.67, 84.01, 307.32°)
OKLab	oklab(44.24% 0.0622 -0.1921)
OKLCH	oklch(44.24% 0.202 287.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4777, 7.3874, 46.6053)
Luminance	0.0739 (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

#552EB9 #92B92E

analogous

#2E4CB9 #552EB9 #9B2EB9

triadic

#552EB9 #B9552E #2EB955

tetradic

#552EB9 #B92E4C #92B92E #2EB99B

square

#552EB9 #B92E4C #92B92E #2EB99B

split-complementary

#552EB9 #B99B2E #4CB92E

monochromatic

#281657 #3E2288 #552EB9 #7551D4 #9C82E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#552EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#552EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552EB9

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552EB9	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C5572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.202 287.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bcf',
    500: '#552eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552eb9;
$custom-light: #8f6bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.835,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44235,
    "c": 0.20197,
    "h": 287.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552EB9

secondary

#B3C97A

accent

#E344B7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552EB9

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

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