Skip to the color picker

#52397e color: Prism Violet

#52397e is rgb(82, 57, 126) in RGB and oklch(40.765% 0.11296 297.926) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

262°
100%

40.8%
0.113
298°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • purple-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.25:1Hard to read
Lc 13

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #52397e

#52397e is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.8% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.35:1 contrast and black text 2.25:1, 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: #52397e mixed with white

  1. 52397e
  2. 614c8b
  3. 715f98
  4. 8172a5
  5. 9285b2
  6. a399bf
  7. b5accc
  8. c7c1d9
  9. d9d5e5
  10. eceaf2

Darker: #52397e mixed with black

  1. 52397e
  2. 46306d
  3. 3b285c
  4. 2f1f4c
  5. 25173c
  6. 1a102d
  7. 11091f
  8. 080411
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #52397e with less saturation

  1. 52397e
  2. 513b79
  3. 503e74
  4. 4f406f
  5. 4e416a
  6. 4d4365
  7. 4c455f
  8. 4c465a
  9. 4b4755
  10. 4a484f

Questions about #52397e

What color is #52397e?

#52397e is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(82, 57, 126), in HSL hsl(261.74, 37.7%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.765% 0.11296 297.926).

What colors go well with #52397e?

The complementary color of #52397e is #455100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f4486 and #693068. The triadic partners are #753600 and #005a4a.

Is white or black text more readable on #52397e?

White text reads better on #52397e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and black gives 2.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #52397e a warm or cool color?

#52397e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 40.8% and its chroma 0.113.