Close to Plum Purple
#522147
#522147 is a dark, muted pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 12.9% green, and 27.8% blue. Its hue is 313°, with 43% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #522147.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
12.60:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.67:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.60:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.67:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #522147 as they’d see it.
#522147 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #522147
What color is #522147?
#522147 is a dark, muted pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 12.9% green, and 27.8% blue. Its hue is 313°, with 43% saturation and 23% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #522147 in RGB?
#522147 is rgb(82, 33, 71): 82 red, 33 green, and 71 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #522147 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 60, 13, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #522147?
PANTONE 229 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #522147?
Its complement #073C18 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.