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#360052 Color

#360052 is rgb(54, 0, 82) in RGB, hsl(280, 100%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 100%, 0%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Petunia (#470659), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#360052
HEX#360052
RGBrgb(54, 0, 82)
HSLhsl(280, 100%, 16%)
HSVhsv(280, 100%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 100%, 0%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(25.9% 0.132 308.9)
LABlab(11.50% 35.44 -36.42)
LCHlch(11.50% 50.82 314.22)

What #360052 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #360052, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#360052 Channel Values

How #360052 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 54 · G 0 · B 828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 280° · S 100% · L 16%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 280° · S 100% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.42:1 vs white · 1.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #360052 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text16.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #360052

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #360052; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #360052

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #360052.

How #360052 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#360052
Protanopia#131352
Protanomaly#250C52
Deuteranopia#1D1D52
Deuteranomaly#291552
Tritanopia#2D1A1A
Tritanomaly#311338
Achromatopsia#1F1F1F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #360052 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-360052: #360052;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #360052;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-360052': '#360052' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.212, green: 0.000, blue: 0.322)
Android XML<color name="color_360052">#360052</color>
SVG fillfill="#360052"

More Purple Colors

#360052 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#360052 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #360052?

#360052 is a darkest purple — rgb(54, 0, 82) in RGB and hsl(280, 100%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Petunia (#470659), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.08.

What is the RGB value of #360052?

#360052 is rgb(54, 0, 82) — red 54, green 0, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #360052?

#360052 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 100%, 0%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #360052 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #360052 scores 16.42:1 against white and 1.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #360052 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #360052 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 17.65, which is visibly different.

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