What color is #522D56?

#522D56 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #522D56?

The RGB value is 82, 45, 86: 82 red, 45 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #522D56?

The complementary color is #31562D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #522D56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#522D56 color

#522D56 rgb(82, 45, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #522D56 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 17.6% green and 33.7% blue (82, 45, 86).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 31% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#522D56 color codes

HEX	`#522D56`
RGB	`rgb(82, 45, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 17.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 31%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 48%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 48%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.77, 24.41, -17.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.77, 30.24, 323.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.098, 4.343, 9.319)`
Decimal	`5385558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #522D56, 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 #522D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#522D56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #522D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #522d56; }
.text { color: #522d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #522d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 45 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #522d56, #562d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #522D56?: #522D56 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #522D56?: The RGB value is 82, 45, 86: 82 red, 45 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #522D56?: The complementary color is #31562D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #522D56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.