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#552c66 color: Imperial Purple

#552c66 is rgb(85, 44, 102) in RGB and oklch(37.314% 0.1051 315.079) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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282°
100%

37.3%
0.105
315°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-900
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #552c66

#552c66 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 37.3% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.83:1 contrast and black text 1.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Imperial Purple (#5b3167). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #552c66 mixed with white

  1. 552c66
  2. 654075
  3. 755484
  4. 856893
  5. 967ca2
  6. a791b1
  7. b8a6c0
  8. c9bcd0
  9. dbd2df
  10. ede8ef

Darker: #552c66 mixed with black

  1. 552c66
  2. 492558
  3. 3d1e4a
  4. 31173c
  5. 26112f
  6. 1c0a23
  7. 110517
  8. 08020c
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552c66 with less saturation

  1. 552c66
  2. 532f62
  3. 51315f
  4. 4f345b
  5. 4d3657
  6. 4b3854
  7. 493a50
  8. 473c4c
  9. 453d48
  10. 433f44

Questions about #552c66

What color is #552c66?

#552c66 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Imperial Purple. In RGB it is rgb(85, 44, 102), in HSL hsl(282.41, 39.73%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.314% 0.1051 315.079).

What colors go well with #552c66?

The complementary color of #552c66 is #254c05. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c3575 and #65254d. The triadic partners are #5e3700 and #004d4e.

Is white or black text more readable on #552c66?

White text reads better on #552c66: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.83:1 and black gives 1.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552c66 a warm or cool color?

#552c66 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 37.3% and its chroma 0.105.