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#522269 color: Elegant Purple Gown

#522269 is rgb(82, 34, 105) in RGB and oklch(35.601% 0.12403 312.983) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

35.6%
0.124
313°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.72:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #522269

#522269 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.6% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 313°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.72:1 contrast and black text 1.79:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #522269 mixed with white

  1. 522269
  2. 623878
  3. 724d87
  4. 836296
  5. 9477a4
  6. a58db3
  7. b7a3c2
  8. c8b9d1
  9. dad0e1
  10. ede7f0

Darker: #522269 mixed with black

  1. 522269
  2. 461c5a
  3. 3b164c
  4. 2f113e
  5. 250b31
  6. 1a0724
  7. 110318
  8. 08010c
  9. 020004
  10. 000000

Calmer: #522269 with less saturation

  1. 522269
  2. 502665
  3. 4e2a60
  4. 4c2d5c
  5. 4a2f58
  6. 473253
  7. 45344f
  8. 43364a
  9. 413846
  10. 3e3a41

Questions about #522269

What color is #522269?

#522269 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 34, 105), in HSL hsl(280.56, 51.08%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.601% 0.12403 312.983).

What colors go well with #522269?

The complementary color of #522269 is #1f4800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #362e79 and #64184d. The triadic partners are #593200 and #004848.

Is white or black text more readable on #522269?

White text reads better on #522269: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and black gives 1.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #522269 a warm or cool color?

#522269 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 313 degrees, its lightness 35.6% and its chroma 0.124.