What color is #52296A?

#52296A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52296A?

The RGB value is 82, 41, 106: 82 red, 41 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52296A?

The complementary color is #416A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52296A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52296A color

#52296A rgb(82, 41, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #52296A is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 16.1% green and 41.6% blue (82, 41, 106).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 44% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 61% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Purple Seduction (#522A6F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#52296A color codes

HEX	`#52296A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 41, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 16.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 44%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 61%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 61%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.02, 31.52, -30.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.02, 43.88, 315.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.874, 4.42, 14.124)`
Decimal	`5384554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52296A, 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 #52296A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52296A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #52296A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52296a; }
.text { color: #52296a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52296a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 41 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52296a, #6a2962); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #52296A?: #52296A is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52296A?: The RGB value is 82, 41, 106: 82 red, 41 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52296A?: The complementary color is #416A29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52296A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.