#522B56#522B56

#522B56 is a dark, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.086 H 323.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#522B56
RGB	rgb(82, 43, 86)
HSL	hsl(294, 33%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(294, 50%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 50%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.30, 25.63, -18.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.30, 31.65, 324.06°)
OKLab	oklab(35.8% 0.0696 -0.0511)
OKLCH	oklch(35.8% 0.086 323.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.0231, 4.1937, 9.2945)
Luminance	0.0419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#522B56 #2F562B

analogous

#3D2B56 #522B56 #562B44

triadic

#522B56 #56522B #2B5652

tetradic

#522B56 #563D2B #2F562B #2B4456

square

#522B56 #563D2B #2F562B #2B4456

split-complementary

#522B56 #44562B #2B563D

monochromatic

#130A14 #2B172D #522B56 #793F7F #A054A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.42

#522B56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#522B56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #522B56

11.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##522B56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##522B56	1.00	11.42	1.84	11.42
#FFFFFF	11.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#263757

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#313B55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#53303C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #522b56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 43, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.086 323.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846686',
    500: '#522b56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #522b56;
$custom-light: #846686;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#522b56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.419,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 25.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35796,
    "c": 0.08629,
    "h": 323.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.04193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#522B56

secondary

#598855

accent

#C95E68

background

#F8F6F8

surface

#EFEBEF

border

#CAC6CA

text

#0B060B

muted

#7C7A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #522B56

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

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