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#52378e color: Blue Magenta Violet

#52378e is rgb(82, 55, 142) in RGB and oklch(41.564% 0.13786 293.851) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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259°
100%

41.6%
0.138
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #52378e

#52378e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 41.6% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.15:1 contrast and black text 2.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Magenta Violet (#553592). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #52378e mixed with white

  1. 52378e
  2. 614b9a
  3. 705fa6
  4. 8172b1
  5. 9185bd
  6. a399c8
  7. b4add3
  8. c6c1df
  9. d9d5e9
  10. eceaf4

Darker: #52378e mixed with black

  1. 52378e
  2. 462e7b
  3. 3b2668
  4. 2f1e56
  5. 251644
  6. 1a0f34
  7. 110824
  8. 080315
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #52378e with less saturation

  1. 52378e
  2. 513a88
  3. 503d81
  4. 4f407b
  5. 4f4274
  6. 4e446e
  7. 4d4667
  8. 4d4861
  9. 4c495a
  10. 4c4b53

Questions about #52378e

What color is #52378e?

#52378e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Blue Magenta Violet. In RGB it is rgb(82, 55, 142), in HSL hsl(258.62, 44.16%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.564% 0.13786 293.851).

What colors go well with #52378e?

The complementary color of #52378e is #4c5100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #234696 and #6e2a75. The triadic partners are #7e3200 and #005d47.

Is white or black text more readable on #52378e?

White text reads better on #52378e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and black gives 2.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #52378e a warm or cool color?

#52378e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 41.6% and its chroma 0.138.