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#52215a color: Purple Velour

#52215a is rgb(82, 33, 90) in RGB and oklch(34.448% 0.10906 321.833) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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292°
100%

34.4%
0.109
322°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 65%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.72:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #52215a

#52215a is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.4% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 322°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.18:1 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: #52215a mixed with white

  1. 52215a
  2. 62366a
  3. 734b7a
  4. 84608a
  5. 95759a
  6. a68baa
  7. b8a1bb
  8. c9b8cc
  9. dbcfdd
  10. ede7ee

Darker: #52215a mixed with black

  1. 52215a
  2. 461b4d
  3. 3b1641
  4. 2f1035
  5. 250b29
  6. 1a061e
  7. 110313
  8. 080109
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #52215a with less saturation

  1. 52215a
  2. 502457
  3. 4d2854
  4. 4b2a50
  5. 492d4d
  6. 462f4a
  7. 443247
  8. 413443
  9. 3f3540
  10. 3c373d

Questions about #52215a

What color is #52215a?

#52215a is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(82, 33, 90), in HSL hsl(291.58, 46.34%, 24.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.448% 0.10906 321.833).

What colors go well with #52215a?

The complementary color of #52215a is #0b4606. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c2a6c and #601a3f. The triadic partners are #503300 and #00444a.

Is white or black text more readable on #52215a?

White text reads better on #52215a: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and black gives 1.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #52215a a warm or cool color?

#52215a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 322 degrees, its lightness 34.4% and its chroma 0.109.