#552F64#552F64

#552F64 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.7% C 0.097 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552F64
RGB	rgb(85, 47, 100)
HSL	hsl(283, 36%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(283, 53%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(15%, 53%, 0%, 60.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.40, 27.43, -24.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.40, 36.73, 318.33°)
OKLab	oklab(37.69% 0.0695 -0.0679)
OKLCH	oklch(37.69% 0.097 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.0627, 4.8846, 12.6249)
Luminance	0.0488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552F64 #3E642F

analogous

#3B2F64 #552F64 #642F59

triadic

#552F64 #64552F #2F6455

tetradic

#552F64 #643B2F #3E642F #2F5964

square

#552F64 #643B2F #3E642F #2F5964

split-complementary

#552F64 #59642F #2F643B

monochromatic

#120A15 #321B3A #552F64 #78438E #9A5BB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.62

#552F64 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#552F64 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552F64

10.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552F64	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552F64	1.00	10.62	1.98	10.62
#FFFFFF	10.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#243C66

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F4063

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552f64;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 47, 100);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.7% 0.097 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866990',
    500: '#552f64',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552f64;
$custom-light: #866990;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552f64",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 100
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.019,
    "s": 36.054,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37694,
    "c": 0.09717,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552F64

secondary

#6A9659

accent

#CC5C7C

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060C

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #552F64

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

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