What color is #522A6F?

#522A6F is a dark, desaturated violet known as Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Purple Seduction?

The RGB value is 82, 42, 111: 82 red, 42 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Purple Seduction?

The complementary color is #476F2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #522A6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Purple Seduction color: hex code #522A6F

#522A6F rgb(82, 42, 111)

Shades of purple

Purple Seduction has the hex code #522A6F. It is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 16.5% green and 43.5% blue (82, 42, 111).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 45% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

Purple Seduction (#522A6F) color codes

HEX	`#522A6F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 42, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 16.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 45%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 62%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 62%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.56, 32.21, -32.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.56, 46.03, 314.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.176, 4.598, 15.545)`
Decimal	`5384815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Purple Seduction, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #522A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#522A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #522A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #522a6f; }
.text { color: #522a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #522a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 42 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #522a6f, #6f2a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rebecca Purple.

See #522A6F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #522A6F?: #522A6F is a dark, desaturated violet known as Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Purple Seduction?: The RGB value is 82, 42, 111: 82 red, 42 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Purple Seduction?: The complementary color is #476F2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #522A6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.