Palettes / Colors / #552EA9

#552EA9 — Purple

#552EA9 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #552EA9 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#552EA9 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #81A82E; it also sits naturally between #2E44A8 and #922EA8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 33% · Green 18% · Blue 66%

Cyan 50% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 34%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #552EA9

.text { color: #552EA9; }
.background { background-color: #552EA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #552EA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 46, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(259, 57%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #552EA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 46, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #552EA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 46, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#552EA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#552EA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #81A82E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #552EA9: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #552EA9

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #552EA9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #552EA9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #552EA9?

#552EA9 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 85, 46, 169). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #552EA9?

#552EA9 is RGB 85, 46, 169 — HSL 259°, 57%, 42% — CMYK 50%, 73%, 0%, 34%.

What colors go with #552EA9?

Its complement is #81A82E; analogous partners are #2E44A8 and #922EA8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #552EA9 for text?

White text on #552EA9 has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.35:1.