#552F97#552F97

#552F97 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.161 H 295.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552F97
RGB	rgb(85, 47, 151)
HSL	hsl(262, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(262, 69%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.7%, 68.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.91, 40.87, -50.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.91, 65.26, 308.77°)
OKLab	oklab(41.36% 0.0685 -0.1454)
OKLCH	oklch(41.36% 0.161 295.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.3473, 6.1984, 29.9234)
Luminance	0.0620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.72

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552F97 #71972F

analogous

#2F3D97 #552F97 #892F97

triadic

#552F97 #97552F #2F9755

tetradic

#552F97 #972F3D #71972F #2F9789

square

#552F97 #972F3D #71972F #2F9789

split-complementary

#552F97 #97892F #3D972F

monochromatic

#20123A #3B2068 #552F97 #7040C3 #936ED2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.38

#552F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#552F97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552F97

9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552F97	1.00	9.38	2.24	9.38
#FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00479A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004595

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43485F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 47, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.161 295.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6ab6',
    500: '#552f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552f97;
$custom-light: #8b6ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.923,
    "s": 52.525,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41364,
    "c": 0.16073,
    "h": 295.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552F97

secondary

#9CB968

accent

#DC4CA7

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #552F97

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

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