#552F56#552F56

#552F56 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 36.9% C 0.081 H 326.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552F56
RGB	rgb(85, 47, 86)
HSL	hsl(298, 29%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(298, 45%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.2%, 45.3%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.67, 24.24, -16.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.67, 29.27, 325.90°)
OKLab	oklab(36.91% 0.0669 -0.0449)
OKLCH	oklch(36.91% 0.081 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.4424, 4.6365, 9.3579)
Luminance	0.0464 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#552F56 #30562F

analogous

#412F56 #552F56 #562F43

triadic

#552F56 #56552F #2F5655

tetradic

#552F56 #56412F #30562F #2F4356

square

#552F56 #56412F #30562F #2F4356

split-complementary

#552F56 #43562F #2F5641

monochromatic

#140B14 #2E192E #552F56 #7C457E #A35AA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.90

#552F56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.93

#552F56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552F56

10.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552F56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552F56	1.00	10.90	1.93	10.90
#FFFFFF	10.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C3A57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#363F55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#57333E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552f56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 47, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.9% 0.081 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866985',
    500: '#552f56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552f56;
$custom-light: #866985;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552f56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.462,
    "s": 29.323,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36911,
    "c": 0.08052,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552F56

secondary

#5B8759

accent

#C66265

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0B060B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #552F56

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

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