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#522156 color: Purple Velour

#522156 is rgb(82, 33, 86) in RGB and oklch(34.2% 0.10481 324.566) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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295°
100%

34.2%
0.105
325°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.71:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #522156

#522156 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.2% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 325°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.28:1 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: #522156 mixed with white

  1. 522156
  2. 633666
  3. 734b76
  4. 846086
  5. 957597
  6. a68ba8
  7. b8a1b9
  8. c9b8ca
  9. dbcfdc
  10. ede7ed

Darker: #522156 mixed with black

  1. 522156
  2. 461b4a
  3. 3b163e
  4. 2f1032
  5. 250b27
  6. 1a061c
  7. 110312
  8. 080108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #522156 with less saturation

  1. 522156
  2. 502453
  3. 4d2750
  4. 4b2a4d
  5. 492d4b
  6. 462f48
  7. 443145
  8. 413342
  9. 3e353f
  10. 3b373c

Questions about #522156

What color is #522156?

#522156 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(82, 33, 86), in HSL hsl(295.47, 44.54%, 23.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.2% 0.10481 324.566).

What colors go well with #522156?

The complementary color of #522156 is #05450e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d2a68 and #5f1b3c. The triadic partners are #4d3300 and #00434b.

Is white or black text more readable on #522156?

White text reads better on #522156: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and black gives 1.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #522156 a warm or cool color?

#522156 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 325 degrees, its lightness 34.2% and its chroma 0.105.