#552F91#552F91

#552F91 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.153 H 296.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552F91
RGB	rgb(85, 47, 145)
HSL	hsl(263, 51%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(263, 68%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 67.6%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.43, 39.20, -47.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.43, 61.95, 309.25°)
OKLab	oklab(40.88% 0.0693 -0.1369)
OKLCH	oklch(40.88% 0.153 296.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.8723, 6.0085, 27.4222)
Luminance	0.0601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552F91 #6B912F

analogous

#2F3A91 #552F91 #862F91

triadic

#552F91 #91552F #2F9155

tetradic

#552F91 #912F3A #6B912F #2F9186

square

#552F91 #912F3A #6B912F #2F9186

split-complementary

#552F91 #91862F #3A912F

monochromatic

#1F1135 #3A2063 #552F91 #703EBF #926BCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.54

#552F91 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#552F91 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552F91

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552F91	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552F91	1.00	9.54	2.20	9.54
#FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004694

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00448F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46465C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552f91;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 47, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.153 296.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6ab2',
    500: '#552f91',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552f91;
$custom-light: #8a6ab2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552f91",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.265,
    "s": 51.042,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40875,
    "c": 0.1534,
    "h": 296.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552F91

secondary

#97B665

accent

#DB4DA4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #552F91

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

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