#552F51#552F51

#552F51 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 36.7% C 0.075 H 330.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552F51
RGB	rgb(85, 47, 81)
HSL	hsl(306, 29%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(306, 45%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.7%, 4.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.44, 23.18, -13.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.44, 26.81, 329.84°)
OKLab	oklab(36.66% 0.0656 -0.0365)
OKLCH	oklch(36.66% 0.075 330.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.2480, 4.5587, 8.3338)
Luminance	0.0456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552F51 #2F5533

analogous

#462F55 #552F51 #552F3E

triadic

#552F51 #51552F #2F5155

tetradic

#552F51 #55462F #2F5533 #2F3E55

square

#552F51 #55462F #2F5533 #2F3E55

split-complementary

#552F51 #3E552F #2F5546

monochromatic

#140B13 #2E192B #552F51 #7C4577 #A45B9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.99

#552F51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#552F51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552F51

10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552F51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552F51	1.00	10.99	1.91	10.99
#FFFFFF	10.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E3952

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#383E50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#58323C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552f51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 47, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.7% 0.075 330.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866882',
    500: '#552f51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552f51;
$custom-light: #866882;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552f51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.316,
    "s": 28.788,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36658,
    "c": 0.07505,
    "h": 330.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552F51

secondary

#59865E

accent

#C56D63

background

#F8F6F7

surface

#EFEBEE

border

#CAC6C9

text

#0B060A

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #552F51

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

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