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#52257C

#52257c ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#52257c 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 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.87% cyan, 70.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 271.03°, with 54.04% saturation and 31.57% 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 5.79.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0457

Complementary

  1. #52257c
  2. #4f7c25

Split complementary

  1. #52257c
  2. #7b7c25
  3. #257c26

Analogous

  1. #26257c
  2. #52257c
  3. #7c257b

Triadic

  1. #52257c
  2. #7c5225
  3. #257c52

Tetradic

  1. #52257c
  2. #7c254f
  3. #4f7c25
  4. #257c52

Square

  1. #52257c
  2. #7c2625
  3. #4f7c25
  4. #257b7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0510
  2. #2b1341
  3. #52257c
  4. #7937b7
  5. #9f68d2

Shades

#52257c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #52257c
  2. #4a2170
  3. #421e63
  4. #391a57
  5. #31164a
  6. #29133e
  7. #210f32
  8. #190b25
  9. #100719
  10. #08040c
  11. #000000

Tints

#52257c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #52257c
  2. #633b89
  3. #755196
  4. #8666a3
  5. #977cb0
  6. #a992be
  7. #baa8cb
  8. #cbbed8
  9. #dcd3e5
  10. #eee9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#52257c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #52257c
  2. #572e7c
  3. #5b377d
  4. #60407d
  5. #64497e
  6. #69537e
  7. #6e5c7e
  8. #72657f
  9. #776e7f
  10. #7b7780
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46345c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003b7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #033c7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a394d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f347e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #34347b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d3263 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-52257c {
  color: #52257c;
}
Background
.bg-52257c {
  background-color: #52257c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-52257c {
  border: 2px solid #52257c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #52257c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 37 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 271 54% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-52257c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #52257c, #7c257b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-52257c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 37 124 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.79 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 5.91 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.05 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.82 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.82 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.87 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.56 #adda83 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Indigo
#52257c  rgb(82, 37, 124)  hsl(271, 54%, 32%)  Indigo
#4f7c25  rgb(79, 124, 37)  hsl(91, 54%, 32%)  Sap Green
#7c5225  rgb(124, 82, 37)  hsl(31, 54%, 32%)  Sepia
#257c52  rgb(37, 124, 82)  hsl(151, 54%, 32%)  Sea Green