Palettes / Colors / #522EAD

#522EAD — Purple

#522EAD 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 #522EAD 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.

#522EAD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #89AD2E; it also sits naturally between #2E4AAD and #922EAD. 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 18% · Blue 68%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #522EAD

.text { color: #522EAD; }
.background { background-color: #522EAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #522EAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 46, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 58%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #522EAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 46, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #522EAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 46, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#522EAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#522EAD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #522EAD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #89AD2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #522EAD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #522EAD

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 #522EAD 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 #522EAD 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

← #522EAC  ·  #522EAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #522EAD?

#522EAD is Purple, a purple color (RGB 82, 46, 173). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #522EAD?

#522EAD is RGB 82, 46, 173 — HSL 257°, 58%, 43% — CMYK 53%, 73%, 0%, 32%.

What colors go with #522EAD?

Its complement is #89AD2E; analogous partners are #2E4AAD and #922EAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #522EAD for text?

White text on #522EAD has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.35:1.