#552EBA#552EBA

#552EBA is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.203 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552EBA
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 186)
HSL	hsl(257, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.3%, 75.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.77, 51.22, -67.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.77, 84.53, 307.29°)
OKLab	oklab(44.33% 0.0619 -0.1934)
OKLCH	oklch(44.33% 0.203 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5836, 7.4298, 47.1632)
Luminance	0.0743 (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

#552EBA #93BA2E

analogous

#2E4DBA #552EBA #9B2EBA

triadic

#552EBA #BA552E #2EBA55

tetradic

#552EBA #BA2E4D #93BA2E #2EBA9B

square

#552EBA #BA2E4D #93BA2E #2EBA9B

split-complementary

#552EBA #BA9B2E #4DBA2E

monochromatic

#281658 #3F2289 #552EBA #7651D4 #9C82E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#552EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#552EBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552EBA

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552EBA	1.00	8.45	2.49	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B5572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.203 287.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906bd0',
    500: '#552eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552eba;
$custom-light: #906bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.714,
    "s": 60.345,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44329,
    "c": 0.20311,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552EBA

secondary

#B3C97B

accent

#E344B7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552EBA

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

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