What color is #52324F?

#52324F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52324F?

The RGB value is 82, 50, 79: 82 red, 50 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52324F?

The complementary color is #325235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52324F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52324F color

#52324F rgb(82, 50, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #52324F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 19.6% green and 31% blue (82, 50, 79).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 4% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#52324F color codes

HEX	`#52324F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 50, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 19.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 39%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 4%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.68, 19.77, -11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.68, 23.02, 329.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.031, 4.64, 7.973)`
Decimal	`5386831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52324F, 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 #52324F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52324F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #52324F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52324f; }
.text { color: #52324f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52324f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 50 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52324f, #52323f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #52324F?: #52324F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52324F?: The RGB value is 82, 50, 79: 82 red, 50 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52324F?: The complementary color is #325235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52324F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.