#552F62#552F62

#552F62 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.095 H 317.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552F62
RGB	rgb(85, 47, 98)
HSL	hsl(285, 35%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(285, 52%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.3%, 52%, 0%, 61.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.29, 26.96, -23.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.29, 35.63, 319.17°)
OKLab	oklab(37.57% 0.0692 -0.0646)
OKLCH	oklch(37.57% 0.095 317)
XYZ	xyz(6.9671, 4.8464, 12.1213)
Luminance	0.0485 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552F62 #3C622F

analogous

#3B2F62 #552F62 #622F55

triadic

#552F62 #62552F #2F6255

tetradic

#552F62 #623B2F #3C622F #2F5562

square

#552F62 #623B2F #3C622F #2F5562

split-complementary

#552F62 #55622F #2F623B

monochromatic

#120A15 #311B39 #552F62 #79438B #9B5BB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.66

#552F62 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#552F62 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552F62

10.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552F62	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552F62	1.00	10.66	1.97	10.66
#FFFFFF	10.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#253C64

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#303F61

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#553644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552f62;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 47, 98);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.095 317.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86698f',
    500: '#552f62',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552f62;
$custom-light: #86698f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552f62",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 98
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.706,
    "s": 35.172,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37575,
    "c": 0.09472,
    "h": 317
  },
  "luminance": 0.04846
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552F62

secondary

#689459

accent

#CB5D79

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #552F62

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

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