#552FB3#552FB3

#552FB3 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.194 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552FB3
RGB	rgb(85, 47, 179)
HSL	hsl(257, 58%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(257, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.5%, 73.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.30, 48.75, -63.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.30, 80.34, 307.36°)
OKLab	oklab(43.81% 0.0629 -0.1835)
OKLCH	oklch(43.81% 0.194 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8971, 7.2184, 43.3528)
Luminance	0.0722 (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

#552FB3 #8DB32F

analogous

#2F4BB3 #552FB3 #972FB3

triadic

#552FB3 #B3552F #2FB355

tetradic

#552FB3 #B32F4B #8DB32F #2FB397

square

#552FB3 #B32F4B #8DB32F #2FB397

split-complementary

#552FB3 #B3972F #4BB32F

monochromatic

#271652 #3E2283 #552FB3 #744FD1 #9A7FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#552FB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#552FB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552FB3

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552FB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552FB3	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31536E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552fb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 47, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.194 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6bcb',
    500: '#552fb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552fb3;
$custom-light: #8e6bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552fb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.273,
    "s": 58.407,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43805,
    "c": 0.19401,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552FB3

secondary

#B0C678

accent

#E246B5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552FB3

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

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