#552EBE#552EBE

#552EBE is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.208 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552EBE
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 190)
HSL	hsl(256, 61%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(256, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.3%, 75.8%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.14, 52.34, -68.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.14, 86.60, 307.19°)
OKLab	oklab(44.71% 0.0609 -0.1985)
OKLCH	oklch(44.71% 0.208 287)
XYZ	xyz(14.0148, 7.6022, 49.4341)
Luminance	0.0760 (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

#552EBE #97BE2E

analogous

#2E4FBE #552EBE #9D2EBE

triadic

#552EBE #BE552E #2EBE55

tetradic

#552EBE #BE2E4F #97BE2E #2EBE9D

square

#552EBE #BE2E4F #97BE2E #2EBE9D

split-complementary

#552EBE #BE9D2E #4FBE2E

monochromatic

#29165B #3F228D #552EBE #7754D6 #9E85E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#552EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#552EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552EBE

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552EBE	1.00	8.33	2.52	8.33
#FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.208 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#906bd3',
    500: '#552ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552ebe;
$custom-light: #906bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.25,
    "s": 61.017,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44705,
    "c": 0.20768,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.07603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552EBE

secondary

#B6CB7D

accent

#E444B9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #552EBE

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

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