#52238E#52238E
#52238E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.165 H 298.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #52238E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(82, 35, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.3%, 75.4%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.59, 44.00, -50.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.59, 67.18, 310.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.69% 0.0779 -0.1451) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.69% 0.165 298.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9619, 4.9488, 26.0690) |
| Luminance | 0.0495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.05
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.11
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.51
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.56
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 7.11
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#52238E #5F8E23
analogous
#232A8E #52238E #88238E
triadic
#52238E #8E5223 #238E52
tetradic
#52238E #8E232A #5F8E23 #238E88
square
#52238E #8E232A #5F8E23 #238E88
split-complementary
#52238E #8E8823 #2A8E23
monochromatic
#190B2C #36175D #52238E #6E2FBF #8E56D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.55
#52238E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.99
#52238E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #52238E
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##52238E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##52238E | 1.00 | 10.55 | 1.99 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003F91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003E8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#433F57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #52238e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 35, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.165 298.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8963b0',
500: '#52238e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #52238e; $custom-light: #8963b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#52238e",
"rgb": {
"r": 82,
"g": 35,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.355,
"s": 60.452,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38687,
"c": 0.16473,
"h": 298.2
},
"luminance": 0.04949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#52238E
secondary
#8DB953
accent
#E4449E
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0C0511
muted
#7D7A80