What color is #522E69?

#522E69 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 #522E69?

The RGB value is 82, 46, 105: 82 red, 46 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #522E69?

The complementary color is #45692E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #522E69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#522E69 color

#522E69 rgb(82, 46, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #522E69 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 18% green and 41.2% blue (82, 46, 105).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 39% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Purple Seduction (#522A6F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#522E69 color codes

HEX	`#522E69`
RGB	`rgb(82, 46, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 18%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 39%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 56%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 56%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.06, 28.34, -28.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.06, 39.99, 315.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.006, 4.768, 13.913)`
Decimal	`5385833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #522E69, 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 #522E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#522E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #522E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #522e69; }
.text { color: #522e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #522e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 46 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #522e69, #692e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #522E69?: #522E69 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 #522E69?: The RGB value is 82, 46, 105: 82 red, 46 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #522E69?: The complementary color is #45692E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #522E69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.