Skip to the color picker

#522153 color: Purple Velour

#522153 is rgb(82, 33, 83) in RGB and oklch(34.02% 0.10169 326.753) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

299°
100%

34%
0.102
327°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.70:1Hard to read
Lc 0

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #522153

#522153 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 327°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.34:1 contrast and black text 1.7:1, 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: #522153 mixed with white

  1. 522153
  2. 633663
  3. 734b73
  4. 845f84
  5. 957595
  6. a78ba6
  7. b8a1b7
  8. c9b8c9
  9. dbcfdb
  10. ede7ed

Darker: #522153 mixed with black

  1. 522153
  2. 461b47
  3. 3b163b
  4. 2f1030
  5. 250b25
  6. 1a061b
  7. 110311
  8. 080108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #522153 with less saturation

  1. 522153
  2. 502450
  3. 4d274e
  4. 4b2a4b
  5. 482c49
  6. 462e46
  7. 433143
  8. 413340
  9. 3e343e
  10. 3b363b

Questions about #522153

What color is #522153?

#522153 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(82, 33, 83), in HSL hsl(298.8, 43.1%, 22.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.02% 0.10169 326.753).

What colors go well with #522153?

The complementary color of #522153 is #004513. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e2965 and #5e1b39. The triadic partners are #4c3300 and #00424c.

Is white or black text more readable on #522153?

White text reads better on #522153: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.34:1 and black gives 1.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #522153 a warm or cool color?

#522153 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 327 degrees, its lightness 34% and its chroma 0.102.