#552FAE#552FAE

#552FAE is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.188 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552FAE
RGB	rgb(85, 47, 174)
HSL	hsl(258, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(258, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 73%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.85, 47.34, -61.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.85, 77.70, 307.53°)
OKLab	oklab(43.35% 0.0641 -0.1769)
OKLCH	oklch(43.35% 0.188 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.4006, 7.0198, 40.7377)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552FAE #88AE2F

analogous

#2F48AE #552FAE #942FAE

triadic

#552FAE #AE552F #2FAE55

tetradic

#552FAE #AE2F48 #88AE2F #2FAE94

square

#552FAE #AE2F48 #88AE2F #2FAE94

split-complementary

#552FAE #AE942F #48AE2F

monochromatic

#26154E #3D227E #552FAE #734CCF #987CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#552FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#552FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552FAE

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552FAE	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 47, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.188 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6bc7',
    500: '#552fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552fae;
$custom-light: #8e6bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.953,
    "s": 57.466,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43351,
    "c": 0.18818,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552FAE

secondary

#ACC475

accent

#E147B3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552FAE

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

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