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#522a65 color: Elegant Purple Gown

#522a65 is rgb(82, 42, 101) in RGB and oklch(36.528% 0.10603 313.649) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

36.5%
0.106
314°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.88:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #522a65

#522a65 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 36.5% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 314°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.18:1 contrast and black text 1.88:1, 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: #522a65 mixed with white

  1. 522a65
  2. 623e74
  3. 725283
  4. 836692
  5. 947ba1
  6. a590b1
  7. b7a5c0
  8. c8bbd0
  9. dad1df
  10. ede8ef

Darker: #522a65 mixed with black

  1. 522a65
  2. 462357
  3. 3b1c49
  4. 2f163c
  5. 25102f
  6. 1a0a22
  7. 110517
  8. 08020c
  9. 020103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #522a65 with less saturation

  1. 522a65
  2. 502d61
  3. 4e2f5e
  4. 4c325a
  5. 4a3456
  6. 493652
  7. 47384e
  8. 453a4b
  9. 433b47
  10. 403d43

Questions about #522a65

What color is #522a65?

#522a65 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(82, 42, 101), in HSL hsl(280.68, 41.26%, 28.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.528% 0.10603 313.649).

What colors go well with #522a65?

The complementary color of #522a65 is #254900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #393473 and #63234c. The triadic partners are #5c3400 and #004b4b.

Is white or black text more readable on #522a65?

White text reads better on #522a65: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and black gives 1.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #522a65 a warm or cool color?

#522a65 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 314 degrees, its lightness 36.5% and its chroma 0.106.