What color is #52415F?

#52415F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52415F?

The RGB value is 82, 65, 95: 82 red, 65 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52415F?

The complementary color is #4E5F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52415F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52415F color

#52415F rgb(82, 65, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #52415F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 25.5% green and 37.3% blue (82, 65, 95).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 19% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#52415F color codes

HEX	`#52415F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 65, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 25.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 19%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 32%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 32%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.4, 13.83, -14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.4, 20.4, 312.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.435, 6.401, 11.668)`
Decimal	`5390687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52415F, 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 #52415F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52415F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #52415F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52415f; }
.text { color: #52415f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52415f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 65 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52415f, #5f415d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #52415F?: #52415F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52415F?: The RGB value is 82, 65, 95: 82 red, 65 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52415F?: The complementary color is #4E5F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52415F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.