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#522155 color: Purple Velour

#522155 is rgb(82, 33, 85) in RGB and oklch(34.139% 0.10376 325.282) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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297°
100%

34.1%
0.104
325°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.71:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #522155

#522155 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.1% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 325°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast and black text 1.71:1, 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: #522155 mixed with white

  1. 522155
  2. 633665
  3. 734b75
  4. 846086
  5. 957596
  6. a68ba7
  7. b8a1b8
  8. c9b8ca
  9. dbcfdb
  10. ede7ed

Darker: #522155 mixed with black

  1. 522155
  2. 461b49
  3. 3b163d
  4. 2f1031
  5. 250b26
  6. 1a061c
  7. 110311
  8. 080108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #522155 with less saturation

  1. 522155
  2. 502452
  3. 4d274f
  4. 4b2a4d
  5. 492c4a
  6. 462f47
  7. 433144
  8. 413341
  9. 3e353e
  10. 3b363b

Questions about #522155

What color is #522155?

#522155 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(82, 33, 85), in HSL hsl(296.54, 44.07%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.139% 0.10376 325.282).

What colors go well with #522155?

The complementary color of #522155 is #034510. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e2a67 and #5f1b3b. The triadic partners are #4d3300 and #00434b.

Is white or black text more readable on #522155?

White text reads better on #522155: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and black gives 1.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #522155 a warm or cool color?

#522155 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 325 degrees, its lightness 34.1% and its chroma 0.104.