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#523266 color: Petunia

#523266 is rgb(82, 50, 102) in RGB and oklch(37.962% 0.09268 311.093) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

38%
0.093
311°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.01:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #523266

#523266 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 38% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.46:1 contrast and black text 2.01:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Petunia (#4d3466). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #523266 mixed with white

  1. 523266
  2. 624575
  3. 725884
  4. 836b93
  5. 937fa2
  6. a594b1
  7. b6a8c0
  8. c8bdd0
  9. dad3df
  10. ece9ef

Darker: #523266 mixed with black

  1. 523266
  2. 462a58
  3. 3b224a
  4. 2f1b3c
  5. 25142f
  6. 1a0d23
  7. 110717
  8. 08030c
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #523266 with less saturation

  1. 523266
  2. 503463
  3. 4f365f
  4. 4d385c
  5. 4c3a58
  6. 4a3b55
  7. 493d51
  8. 473e4d
  9. 45404a
  10. 444146

Questions about #523266

What color is #523266?

#523266 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Petunia. In RGB it is rgb(82, 50, 102), in HSL hsl(276.92, 34.21%, 29.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.962% 0.09268 311.093).

What colors go well with #523266?

The complementary color of #523266 is #304c0e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b3a72 and #622c51. The triadic partners are #603800 and #00504d.

Is white or black text more readable on #523266?

White text reads better on #523266: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and black gives 2.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #523266 a warm or cool color?

#523266 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 38% and its chroma 0.093.