#552F9D#552F9D

#552F9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.168 H 293.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552F9D
RGB	rgb(85, 47, 157)
HSL	hsl(261, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(261, 70%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 70.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.40, 42.54, -53.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.40, 68.55, 308.37°)
OKLab	oklab(41.87% 0.0675 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(41.87% 0.168 293.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.8470, 6.3983, 32.5552)
Luminance	0.0640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.84

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552F9D #779D2F

analogous

#2F409D #552F9D #8C2F9D

triadic

#552F9D #9D552F #2F9D55

tetradic

#552F9D #9D2F40 #779D2F #2F9D8C

square

#552F9D #9D2F40 #779D2F #2F9D8C

split-complementary

#552F9D #9D8C2F #409D2F

monochromatic

#22133F #3B216E #552F9D #7043C7 #9472D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.21

#552F9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#552F9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552F9D

9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552F9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552F9D	1.00	9.21	2.28	9.21
#FFFFFF	9.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00469B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#404A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552f9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 47, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.168 293.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6abb',
    500: '#552f9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552f9d;
$custom-light: #8b6abb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552f9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.727,
    "s": 53.922,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41866,
    "c": 0.16799,
    "h": 293.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552F9D

secondary

#A0BC6B

accent

#DD4BAB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0D0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #552F9D

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

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