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#520E67 Color

#520E67 is rgb(82, 14, 103) in RGB, hsl(286, 76%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 86%, 0%, 60%) 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 5.39. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#520E67
HEX#520E67
RGBrgb(82, 14, 103)
HSLhsl(286, 76%, 23%)
HSVhsv(286, 86%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 86%, 0%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(33.3% 0.147 316.3)
LABlab(20.10% 40.17 -36.22)
LCHlch(20.10% 54.09 317.96)

What #520E67 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 #520E67, 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.

#520E67 Channel Values

How #520E67 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 82 · G 14 · B 1038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 76% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 86% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.98:1 vs white · 1.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #520E67 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 text12.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #520E67

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #520E67; 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 #520E67

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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How #520E67 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#520E67
Protanopia#242467
Protanomaly#3C1D67
Deuteranopia#313166
Deuteranomaly#412767
Tritanopia#4A2828
Tritanomaly#4D2049
Achromatopsia#313131

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Using #520E67 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-520e67: #520E67;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #520E67;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-520e67': '#520E67' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.055, blue: 0.404)
Android XML<color name="color_520e67">#520E67</color>
SVG fillfill="#520E67"

More Purple Colors

#520E67 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#520E67 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #520E67?

#520E67 is a dark purple — rgb(82, 14, 103) in RGB and hsl(286, 76%, 23%) 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 5.39.

What is the RGB value of #520E67?

#520E67 is rgb(82, 14, 103) — red 82, green 14, and blue 103 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #520E67?

#520E67 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 86%, 0%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #520E67 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #520E67 scores 12.98:1 against white and 1.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #520E67 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #520E67 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 16.9, which is visibly different.

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