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#552152 color: Purple Velour

#552152 is rgb(85, 33, 82) in RGB and oklch(34.422% 0.10276 329.804) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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303°
100%

34.4%
0.103
330°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 67%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.73:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #552152

#552152 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.4% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 330°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.17:1 contrast and black text 1.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581a57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #552152 mixed with white

  1. 552152
  2. 663662
  3. 764b72
  4. 876083
  5. 987594
  6. a98ba5
  7. baa1b7
  8. cbb8c8
  9. dccfda
  10. ede7ed

Darker: #552152 mixed with black

  1. 552152
  2. 491b46
  3. 3d163b
  4. 31102f
  5. 260b25
  6. 1c061a
  7. 110311
  8. 080108
  9. 020002
  10. 000000

Calmer: #552152 with less saturation

  1. 552152
  2. 532450
  3. 50274d
  4. 4d2a4b
  5. 4b2d48
  6. 482f46
  7. 453143
  8. 423341
  9. 3f353e
  10. 3c373c

Questions about #552152

What color is #552152?

#552152 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Velour. In RGB it is rgb(85, 33, 82), in HSL hsl(303.46, 44.07%, 23.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.422% 0.10276 329.804).

What colors go well with #552152?

The complementary color of #552152 is #004718. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #422966 and #611c37. The triadic partners are #4b3500 and #00434f.

Is white or black text more readable on #552152?

White text reads better on #552152: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 and black gives 1.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #552152 a warm or cool color?

#552152 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 330 degrees, its lightness 34.4% and its chroma 0.103.