#522161#522161

#522161 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.117 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#522161
RGB	rgb(82, 33, 97)
HSL	hsl(286, 49%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(286, 66%, 38%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 66%, 0%, 62%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.81, 33.78, -28.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.81, 44.00, 320.17°)
OKLab	oklab(34.91% 0.086 -0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(34.91% 0.117 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.1809, 3.7449, 11.7042)
Luminance	0.0374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#522161 #306121

analogous

#322161 #522161 #612150

triadic

#522161 #615221 #216152

tetradic

#522161 #613221 #306121 #215061

square

#522161 #613221 #306121 #215061

split-complementary

#522161 #506121 #216132

monochromatic

#130817 #2B1133 #522161 #79318F #9F40BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.01

#522161 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#522161 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #522161

12.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##522161	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##522161	1.00	12.01	1.75	12.01
#FFFFFF	12.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E3363

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#23385F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#522C3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #522161;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 33, 97);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.117 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85608e',
    500: '#522161',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #522161;
$custom-light: #85608e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#522161",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 97
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.938,
    "s": 49.231,
    "l": 25.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34907,
    "c": 0.11668,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.03745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#522161

secondary

#5B9549

accent

#D94F6F

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFE9F0

border

#CAC5CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #522161

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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