Close to Plum Purple
#522B60
#522B60 is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 16.9% green, and 37.6% blue. Its hue is 284°, with 38% saturation and 27% 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 #522B60.
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.
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1.87:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #522B60 as they’d see it.
#522B60 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #522B60
What color is #522B60?
#522B60 is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 32.2% red, 16.9% green, and 37.6% blue. Its hue is 284°, with 38% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #522B60 in RGB?
#522B60 is rgb(82, 43, 96): 82 red, 43 green, and 96 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #522B60 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(15, 55, 0, 62). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #522B60?
PANTONE 268 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #522B60?
Its complement #1B440F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.