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#52225d color: Elegant Purple Gown

#52225d is rgb(82, 34, 93) in RGB and oklch(34.784% 0.11063 319.789) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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289°
100%

34.8%
0.111
320°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 64%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.75:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #52225d

#52225d is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.8% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 320°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.03:1 contrast and black text 1.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #52225d mixed with white

  1. 52225d
  2. 62376d
  3. 734c7c
  4. 84618c
  5. 95769c
  6. a68cac
  7. b7a2bc
  8. c9b9cd
  9. dbd0dd
  10. ede7ee

Darker: #52225d mixed with black

  1. 52225d
  2. 461c50
  3. 3b1643
  4. 2f1137
  5. 250b2a
  6. 1a071f
  7. 110314
  8. 08010a
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #52225d with less saturation

  1. 52225d
  2. 50255a
  3. 4e2956
  4. 4b2b53
  5. 492e4f
  6. 47304c
  7. 443248
  8. 423445
  9. 3f3641
  10. 3d383e

Questions about #52225d

What color is #52225d?

#52225d is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 34, 93), in HSL hsl(288.81, 46.46%, 24.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.784% 0.11063 319.789).

What colors go well with #52225d?

The complementary color of #52225d is #124701. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b2c6e and #611b42. The triadic partners are #523300 and #00454a.

Is white or black text more readable on #52225d?

White text reads better on #52225d: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and black gives 1.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #52225d a warm or cool color?

#52225d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 320 degrees, its lightness 34.8% and its chroma 0.111.