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#52377d color: Prism Violet

#52377d is rgb(82, 55, 125) in RGB and oklch(40.34% 0.11491 298.971) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

40.3%
0.115
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #52377d

#52377d is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.3% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.54:1 contrast and black text 2.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prism Violet (#53357d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #52377d mixed with white

  1. 52377d
  2. 614a8a
  3. 715d97
  4. 8170a4
  5. 9284b1
  6. a398be
  7. b5accb
  8. c7c0d8
  9. d9d5e5
  10. eceaf2

Darker: #52377d mixed with black

  1. 52377d
  2. 462e6c
  3. 3b265b
  4. 2f1e4b
  5. 25163b
  6. 1a0f2c
  7. 11081e
  8. 080311
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #52377d with less saturation

  1. 52377d
  2. 513a78
  3. 503c73
  4. 4f3e6e
  5. 4e4069
  6. 4d4263
  7. 4c435e
  8. 4b4559
  9. 4a4654
  10. 49474e

Questions about #52377d

What color is #52377d?

#52377d is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(82, 55, 125), in HSL hsl(263.14, 38.89%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.34% 0.11491 298.971).

What colors go well with #52377d?

The complementary color of #52377d is #435000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #304386 and #692d66. The triadic partners are #743400 and #005849.

Is white or black text more readable on #52377d?

White text reads better on #52377d: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and black gives 2.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #52377d a warm or cool color?

#52377d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 40.3% and its chroma 0.115.