#552F72#552F72

#552F72 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.115 H 308.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552F72
RGB	rgb(85, 47, 114)
HSL	hsl(274, 42%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(274, 59%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 58.8%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.24, 30.90, -32.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.24, 44.55, 313.92°)
OKLab	oklab(38.58% 0.0708 -0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(38.58% 0.115 308.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.7995, 5.1793, 16.5052)
Luminance	0.0518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552F72 #4C722F

analogous

#342F72 #552F72 #722F6E

triadic

#552F72 #72552F #2F7255

tetradic

#552F72 #72342F #4C722F #2F6E72

square

#552F72 #72342F #4C722F #2F6E72

split-complementary

#552F72 #6E722F #2F7234

monochromatic

#140B1B #351D47 #552F72 #75419D #945FBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.32

#552F72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#552F72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552F72

10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552F72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552F72	1.00	10.32	2.04	10.32
#FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#183F74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#264170

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#513B4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552f72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 47, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.115 308.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87699b',
    500: '#552f72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552f72;
$custom-light: #87699b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552f72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.03,
    "s": 41.615,
    "l": 31.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38582,
    "c": 0.11468,
    "h": 308.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552F72

secondary

#79A35A

accent

#D1568C

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#F0EBF2

border

#CBC6CC

text

#0B060E

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #552F72

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

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