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#52215c color: Purple Velour

#52215c is rgb(82, 33, 92) in RGB and oklch(34.576% 0.11122 320.539) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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290°
100%

34.6%
0.111
321°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.73:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #52215c

#52215c is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.6% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 321°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.13:1 contrast and black text 1.73:1, 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: #52215c mixed with white

  1. 52215c
  2. 62366c
  3. 734b7b
  4. 84608b
  5. 95769b
  6. a68bab
  7. b7a2bc
  8. c9b8cc
  9. dbcfdd
  10. ede7ee

Darker: #52215c mixed with black

  1. 52215c
  2. 461b4f
  3. 3b1642
  4. 2f1036
  5. 250b2a
  6. 1a061f
  7. 110314
  8. 08010a
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #52215c with less saturation

  1. 52215c
  2. 502559
  3. 4e2855
  4. 4b2b52
  5. 492d4f
  6. 46304b
  7. 443248
  8. 413444
  9. 3f3641
  10. 3c383d

Questions about #52215c

What color is #52215c?

#52215c is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(82, 33, 92), in HSL hsl(289.83, 47.2%, 24.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.576% 0.11122 320.539).

What colors go well with #52215c?

The complementary color of #52215c is #0e4601. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b2b6e and #611941. The triadic partners are #513200 and #00454a.

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

White text reads better on #52215c: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and black gives 1.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #52215c a warm or cool color?

#52215c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 321 degrees, its lightness 34.6% and its chroma 0.111.