What color is #52385D?

#52385D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52385D?

The RGB value is 82, 56, 93: 82 red, 56 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52385D?

The complementary color is #435D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52385D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52385D color

#52385D rgb(82, 56, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #52385D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 22% green and 36.5% blue (82, 56, 93).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#52385D color codes

HEX	`#52385D`
RGB	`rgb(82, 56, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 22%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 40%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 40%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.88, 19.14, -17.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.88, 26, 317.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.869, 5.413, 11.037)`
Decimal	`5388381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52385D, 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 #52385D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52385D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #52385D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52385d; }
.text { color: #52385d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52385d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 56 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52385d, #5d3856); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #52385D?: #52385D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52385D?: The RGB value is 82, 56, 93: 82 red, 56 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52385D?: The complementary color is #435D38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52385D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.