#52235C#52235C

#52235C is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.9% C 0.108 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#52235C
RGB	rgb(82, 35, 92)
HSL	hsl(289, 45%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(289, 62%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.9%, 62%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.89, 31.58, -24.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.89, 40.13, 321.91°)
OKLab	oklab(34.87% 0.083 -0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(34.87% 0.108 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.0122, 3.7689, 10.5339)
Luminance	0.0377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#52235C #2D5C23

analogous

#36235C #52235C #5C2349

triadic

#52235C #5C5223 #235C52

tetradic

#52235C #5C3623 #2D5C23 #23495C

square

#52235C #5C3623 #2D5C23 #23495C

split-complementary

#52235C #495C23 #235C36

monochromatic

#140816 #2A1230 #52235C #7A3488 #A145B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.97

#52235C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#52235C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #52235C

11.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##52235C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##52235C	1.00	11.97	1.75	11.97
#FFFFFF	11.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#17335E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28385A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#532C3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #52235c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 35, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.9% 0.108 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84618a',
    500: '#52235c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #52235c;
$custom-light: #84618a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#52235c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.474,
    "s": 44.882,
    "l": 24.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34866,
    "c": 0.10783,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.03769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#52235C

secondary

#57904B

accent

#D5536A

background

#F8F5F8

surface

#EFEAF0

border

#CAC6CB

text

#0B050C

muted

#7C797D

Preview Lab

Preview with #52235C

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

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