What color is #52005F?

#52005F is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Clairvoyant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52005F?

The RGB value is 82, 0, 95: 82 red, 0 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52005F?

The complementary color is #0D5F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52005F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52005F color

#52005F rgb(82, 0, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #52005F is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 0% green and 37.3% blue (82, 0, 95).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Clairvoyant (#480656), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#52005F color codes

HEX	`#52005F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 0, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 0%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 100%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 100%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.45, 45.41, -33.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.45, 56.64, 323.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.545, 2.62, 11.038)`
Decimal	`5374047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52005F, 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 #52005F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52005F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	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 #52005F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52005f; }
.text { color: #52005f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52005f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 0 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52005f, #5f003d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #52005F?: #52005F is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Clairvoyant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52005F?: The RGB value is 82, 0, 95: 82 red, 0 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52005F?: The complementary color is #0D5F00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52005F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.52:1 and white text 13.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.