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#522AAA

#522aaa ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#522aaa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 32.16% red, 16.47% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.76% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 258.75°, with 60.38% saturation and 41.57% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0635

Complementary

  1. #522aaa
  2. #82aa2a

Split complementary

  1. #522aaa
  2. #aa922a
  3. #42aa2a

Analogous

  1. #2a42aa
  2. #522aaa
  3. #922aaa

Triadic

  1. #522aaa
  2. #aa522a
  3. #2aaa52

Tetradic

  1. #522aaa
  2. #aa2a82
  3. #82aa2a
  4. #2aaa52

Square

  1. #522aaa
  2. #aa2a42
  3. #82aa2a
  4. #2aaa92

Monochromatic

  1. #170c2f
  2. #341b6d
  3. #522aaa
  4. #774dd3
  5. #a68be2

Shades

#522aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #522aaa
  2. #4a2699
  3. #422288
  4. #391d77
  5. #311966
  6. #291555
  7. #211144
  8. #190d33
  9. #100822
  10. #080411
  11. #000000

Tints

#522aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #522aaa
  2. #633fb3
  3. #7555bb
  4. #866ac4
  5. #977fcc
  6. #a995d5
  7. #baaadd
  8. #cbbfe6
  9. #dcd4ee
  10. #eeeaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#522aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #522aaa
  2. #5733a6
  3. #5b3ba2
  4. #60449d
  5. #644c99
  6. #695595
  7. #6e5e91
  8. #72668d
  9. #776f88
  10. #7b7784
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3d7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004aae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #324d68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #133fac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #183ba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #414287 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-522aaa {
  color: #522aaa;
}
Background
.bg-522aaa {
  background-color: #522aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-522aaa {
  border: 2px solid #522aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #522aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 82 42 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 60% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-522aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #522aaa, #922aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-522aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(82 42 170 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.37 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.19 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.71 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.98 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.10 #add555 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#522aaa  rgb(82, 42, 170)  hsl(259, 60%, 42%)  Rebecca Purple
#82aa2a  rgb(130, 170, 42)  hsl(79, 60%, 42%)  Apple Green
#aa522a  rgb(170, 82, 42)  hsl(19, 60%, 42%)  Sienna
#2aaa52  rgb(42, 170, 82)  hsl(139, 60%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green