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#52257E

#52257e ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#52257e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 14.51% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.92% cyan, 70.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 270.34°, with 54.6% saturation and 31.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.65.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0462

Complementary

  1. #52257e
  2. #517e25

Split complementary

  1. #52257e
  2. #7d7e25
  3. #257e26

Analogous

  1. #26257e
  2. #52257e
  3. #7e257d

Triadic

  1. #52257e
  2. #7e5225
  3. #257e52

Tetradic

  1. #52257e
  2. #7e2551
  3. #517e25
  4. #257e52

Square

  1. #52257e
  2. #7e2625
  3. #517e25
  4. #257d7e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0510
  2. #2c1443
  3. #52257e
  4. #7836b9
  5. #9f69d3

Shades

#52257e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52257e
  2. #4a2171
  3. #421e65
  4. #391a58
  5. #31164c
  6. #29133f
  7. #210f32
  8. #190b26
  9. #100719
  10. #08040d
  11. #000000

Tints

#52257e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52257e
  2. #633b8b
  3. #755198
  4. #8666a5
  5. #977cb2
  6. #a992bf
  7. #baa8cb
  8. #cbbed8
  9. #dcd3e5
  10. #eee9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52257e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52257e
  2. #572e7e
  3. #5b377e
  4. #60407f
  5. #64497f
  6. #69537f
  7. #6e5c7f
  8. #72657f
  9. #776e80
  10. #7b7780
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46355e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003c81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003d7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49394e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e3480 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #33357d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d3265 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52257e {
  color: #52257e;
}
Background
.bg-52257e {
  background-color: #52257e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-52257e {
  border: 2px solid #52257e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52257e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 37 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 55% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52257e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52257e, #7e257d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52257e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 37 126 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.65 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.83 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.01 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.61 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.69 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.73 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.48 #adda81 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Indigo
#52257e  rgb(82, 37, 126)  hsl(270, 55%, 32%)  Indigo
#517e25  rgb(81, 126, 37)  hsl(90, 55%, 32%)  Sap Green
#7e5225  rgb(126, 82, 37)  hsl(30, 55%, 32%)  Russet
#257e52  rgb(37, 126, 82)  hsl(150, 55%, 32%)  Sea Green