Palettes / Colors / #522296

#522296 — Purple

#522296 is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #522296 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#522296 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #659622; it also sits naturally between #222C96 and #8C2296. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 32% · Green 13% · Blue 59%

Cyan 45% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 0% · Key 41%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #522296

.text { color: #522296; }
.background { background-color: #522296; }
.border { border: 3px solid #522296; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 34, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 63%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #522296; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 34, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #522296; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 34, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#522296">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#522296">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #659622:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #522296: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #522296

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #522296 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #522296 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #522296?

#522296 is Purple, a purple color (RGB 82, 34, 150). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #522296?

#522296 is RGB 82, 34, 150 — HSL 265°, 63%, 36% — CMYK 45%, 77%, 0%, 41%.

What colors go with #522296?

Its complement is #659622; analogous partners are #222C96 and #8C2296. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #522296 for text?

White text on #522296 has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.03:1.