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#522158 color: Purple Velour

#522158 is rgb(82, 33, 88) in RGB and oklch(34.323% 0.10693 323.174) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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293°
100%

34.3%
0.107
323°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.72:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #522158

#522158 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.3% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 323°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.23:1 contrast and black text 1.72:1, 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: #522158 mixed with white

  1. 522158
  2. 633668
  3. 734b78
  4. 846088
  5. 957598
  6. a68ba9
  7. b8a1ba
  8. c9b8cb
  9. dbcfdc
  10. ede7ed

Darker: #522158 mixed with black

  1. 522158
  2. 461b4b
  3. 3b163f
  4. 2f1033
  5. 250b28
  6. 1a061d
  7. 110312
  8. 080109
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #522158 with less saturation

  1. 522158
  2. 502455
  3. 4d2752
  4. 4b2a4f
  5. 492d4c
  6. 462f49
  7. 443146
  8. 413343
  9. 3e353f
  10. 3c373c

Questions about #522158

What color is #522158?

#522158 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(82, 33, 88), in HSL hsl(293.45, 45.45%, 23.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.323% 0.10693 323.174).

What colors go well with #522158?

The complementary color of #522158 is #08460a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d2a6a and #601a3d. The triadic partners are #4f3300 and #00444b.

Is white or black text more readable on #522158?

White text reads better on #522158: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 and black gives 1.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #522158 a warm or cool color?

#522158 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 323 degrees, its lightness 34.3% and its chroma 0.107.