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#522AAA closest to Royalty

#522AAA is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Royalty. In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 16.5% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(82, 42, 170)). Its HSL value is 259° hue, 60% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 52% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #522AAA is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.25:1.

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Variations of #522AAA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#522AAA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#522AAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #522AAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0044A8
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004AAE
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0043AC
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0044A8
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #003EA9
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #324D68
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #4A3B91
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #474747
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #4A416B

#522AAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.25:1 Very good#522AAA text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.27:1 Very poor#522AAA text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#522AAA in CSS

/* Royalty */
.color { color: #522AAA; }
.background { background-color: #522AAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #522AAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(82 42 170);
color: hsl(259 60% 42%);
color: oklch(0.421 0.189 290.0);

#522AAA FAQ

What color is #522AAA?

#522AAA is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Royalty. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #522AAA?

#522AAA is rgb(82, 42, 170) in RGB, hsl(259, 60%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(52%, 75%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #522AAA?

The complementary color of #522AAA is #82AA2A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #522AAA?

White text has the best contrast on #522AAA: 9.25:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #522AAA a warm or cool color?

#522AAA is a cool color.