#552F65#552F65

#552F65 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 37.8% C 0.098 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552F65
RGB	rgb(85, 47, 101)
HSL	hsl(282, 36%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(282, 53%, 40%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 53.5%, 0%, 60.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.46, 27.67, -24.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.46, 37.28, 317.93°)
OKLab	oklab(37.75% 0.0697 -0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(37.75% 0.098 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.1114, 4.9041, 12.8814)
Luminance	0.0490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552F65 #3F652F

analogous

#3A2F65 #552F65 #652F5A

triadic

#552F65 #65552F #2F6555

tetradic

#552F65 #653A2F #3F652F #2F5A65

square

#552F65 #653A2F #3F652F #2F5A65

split-complementary

#552F65 #5A652F #2F653A

monochromatic

#120A15 #321C3B #552F65 #78428F #995BB3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.60

#552F65 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.98

#552F65 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552F65

10.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552F65	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552F65	1.00	10.60	1.98	10.60
#FFFFFF	10.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#233C67

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F4064

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#543745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552f65;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 47, 101);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.8% 0.098 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866991',
    500: '#552f65',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552f65;
$custom-light: #866991;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552f65",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 101
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.222,
    "s": 36.486,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37754,
    "c": 0.0984,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552F65

secondary

#6B9759

accent

#CC5B7D

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B060D

muted

#7C7A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #552F65

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

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