#552F6A#552F6A

#552F6A is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.105 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552F6A
RGB	rgb(85, 47, 106)
HSL	hsl(279, 39%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(279, 56%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 55.7%, 0%, 58.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.75, 28.89, -27.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.75, 40.05, 316.16°)
OKLab	oklab(38.06% 0.0702 -0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(38.06% 0.105 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.3639, 5.0051, 14.2110)
Luminance	0.0500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552F6A #446A2F

analogous

#372F6A #552F6A #6A2F62

triadic

#552F6A #6A552F #2F6A55

tetradic

#552F6A #6A372F #446A2F #2F626A

square

#552F6A #6A372F #446A2F #2F626A

split-complementary

#552F6A #626A2F #2F6A37

monochromatic

#110915 #331C40 #552F6A #774294 #975CB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.49

#552F6A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#552F6A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552F6A

10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552F6A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552F6A	1.00	10.49	2.00	10.49
#FFFFFF	10.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#203D6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C4068

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#533947

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552f6a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 47, 106);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.105 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876995',
    500: '#552f6a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552f6a;
$custom-light: #876995;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552f6a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 106
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.644,
    "s": 38.562,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38062,
    "c": 0.10462,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552F6A

secondary

#719B59

accent

#CE5983

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#F0EBF1

border

#CBC6CB

text

#0B060D

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #552F6A

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

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