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#522053 color: Purple Velour

#522053 is rgb(82, 32, 83) in RGB and oklch(33.875% 0.10344 326.799) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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299°
100%

33.9%
0.103
327°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.69:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #522053

#522053 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 33.9% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 327°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.42:1 contrast and black text 1.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581a57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #522053 mixed with white

  1. 522053
  2. 633563
  3. 734a73
  4. 845f84
  5. 957495
  6. a78aa6
  7. b8a1b7
  8. c9b8c9
  9. dbcfdb
  10. ede7ed

Darker: #522053 mixed with black

  1. 522053
  2. 461a47
  3. 3b153b
  4. 2f0f30
  5. 250a25
  6. 1a061b
  7. 110311
  8. 080108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #522053 with less saturation

  1. 522053
  2. 502350
  3. 4d264e
  4. 4b294b
  5. 482c48
  6. 462e46
  7. 433043
  8. 403240
  9. 3e343d
  10. 3b363a

Questions about #522053

What color is #522053?

#522053 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(82, 32, 83), in HSL hsl(298.82, 44.35%, 22.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.875% 0.10344 326.799).

What colors go well with #522053?

The complementary color of #522053 is #004512. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e2966 and #5e1a39. The triadic partners are #4b3300 and #00424c.

Is white or black text more readable on #522053?

White text reads better on #522053: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 and black gives 1.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #522053 a warm or cool color?

#522053 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 327 degrees, its lightness 33.9% and its chroma 0.103.