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#522D4E closest to Murasaki

#522D4E is a dark, muted purple; the closest named color is Murasaki. In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 17.6% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(82, 45, 78)). Its HSL value is 306° hue, 29% saturation and 25% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 5% yellow and 68% black. #522D4E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.39:1.

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Variations of #522D4E

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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#522D4E 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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#522D4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #522D4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 87% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #353C4D
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2C374F
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #39354F
  • Deuteranopia 87% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #353C4D
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #3F374D
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #55303A
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #532E45
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3A3A3A
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #413740

#522D4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.39:1 Very good#522D4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.84:1 Very poor#522D4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#522D4E in CSS

/* Murasaki */
.color { color: #522D4E; }
.background { background-color: #522D4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #522D4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(82 45 78);
color: hsl(306 29% 25%);
color: oklch(0.357 0.073 331.0);

#522D4E FAQ

What color is #522D4E?

#522D4E is a dark, muted purple. Its closest named color is Murasaki. It belongs to the purple color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #522D4E?

#522D4E is rgb(82, 45, 78) in RGB, hsl(306, 29%, 25%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 45%, 5%, 68%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #522D4E?

The complementary color of #522D4E is #2D5231, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #522D4E?

White text has the best contrast on #522D4E: 11.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #522D4E a warm or cool color?

#522D4E is a warm color.