What color is #521E5A?

#521E5A is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #521E5A?

The RGB value is 82, 30, 90: 82 red, 30 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #521E5A?

The complementary color is #265A1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #521E5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#521E5A color

#521E5A rgb(82, 30, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #521E5A is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 11.8% green and 35.3% blue (82, 30, 90).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 50% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Velour (#581A57), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#521E5A color codes

HEX	`#521E5A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 30, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 11.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 50%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 67%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 67%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.8, 33.79, -25.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.8, 42.13, 323.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.789, 3.461, 10.034)`
Decimal	`5381722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #521E5A, 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 #521E5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#521E5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	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 #521E5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #521e5a; }
.text { color: #521e5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #521e5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 30 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #521e5a, #5a1e44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #521E5A?: #521E5A is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Purple Velour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #521E5A?: The RGB value is 82, 30, 90: 82 red, 30 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #521E5A?: The complementary color is #265A1E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #521E5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.69:1 and white text 12.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.