#552FB4#552FB4

#552FB4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.195 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552FB4
RGB	rgb(85, 47, 180)
HSL	hsl(257, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(257, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.8%, 73.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.39, 49.03, -64.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.39, 80.87, 307.32°)
OKLab	oklab(43.9% 0.0627 -0.1848)
OKLCH	oklch(43.9% 0.195 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9986, 7.2590, 43.8874)
Luminance	0.0726 (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

#552FB4 #8EB42F

analogous

#2F4CB4 #552FB4 #982FB4

triadic

#552FB4 #B4552F #2FB455

tetradic

#552FB4 #B42F4C #8EB42F #2FB498

square

#552FB4 #B42F4C #8EB42F #2FB498

split-complementary

#552FB4 #B4982F #4CB42F

monochromatic

#271653 #3E2283 #552FB4 #744FD1 #9B80DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#552FB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#552FB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552FB4

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552FB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552FB4	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552fb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 47, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.195 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6bcc',
    500: '#552fb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552fb4;
$custom-light: #8f6bcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552fb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.143,
    "s": 58.59,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43896,
    "c": 0.19517,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552FB4

secondary

#B0C778

accent

#E246B5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F2EBF9

border

#CCC6D2

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #552FB4

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

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