What color is #52465C?

#52465C 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 #52465C?

The RGB value is 82, 70, 92: 82 red, 70 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52465C?

The complementary color is #505C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52465C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52465C color

#52465C rgb(82, 70, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #52465C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 27.5% green and 36.1% blue (82, 70, 92).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#52465C color codes

HEX	`#52465C`
RGB	`rgb(82, 70, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 27.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 24%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 24%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.69, 9.88, -11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.69, 14.87, 311.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.601, 6.947, 11.064)`
Decimal	`5391964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52465C, 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 #52465C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52465C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #52465C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52465c; }
.text { color: #52465c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52465c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 70 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52465c, #5c465b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #52465C?: #52465C 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 #52465C?: The RGB value is 82, 70, 92: 82 red, 70 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52465C?: The complementary color is #505C46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52465C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.