#52194A Color

#52194A is rgb(82, 25, 74) in RGB, hsl(308, 53%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 10%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Purple (#682860), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#52194A

HEX#52194A

RGBrgb(82, 25, 74)

HSLhsl(308, 53%, 21%)

HSVhsv(308, 70%, 32%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 10%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(32.4% 0.107 333.7)

LABlab(20.00% 31.69 -17.02)

LCHlch(20.00% 35.97 331.76)

What #52194A 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 #52194A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 8.59 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 9.27 Byzantium#702963ΔE 11.02 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 11.46 Imperial#602F6BΔE 12.08 Russian Violet#32174DΔE 15.58

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

#52194A Channel Values

How #52194A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 82 · G 25 · B 74	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 308° · S 53% · L 21%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 308° · S 70% · V 32%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 70% · Y 10% · K 68%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.15:1 vs white · 1.6:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #52194A 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 text13.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #52194A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #52194A; 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 #52194A

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 #52194A 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#52194A

Protanopia#29294A

Protanomaly#3D244A

Deuteranopia#343449

Deuteranomaly#422B49

Tritanopia#4E2323

Tritanomaly#502037

Achromatopsia#303030

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Using #52194A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-52194a: #52194A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #52194A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-52194a': '#52194A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.098, blue: 0.290)

Android XML<color name="color_52194a">#52194A</color>

SVG fillfill="#52194A"

More Pink Colors

#52194A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#52194A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #52194A?

#52194A is a dark pink — rgb(82, 25, 74) in RGB and hsl(308, 53%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Purple (#682860), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.59.

What is the RGB value of #52194A?

#52194A is rgb(82, 25, 74) — red 82, green 25, and blue 74 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #52194A?

#52194A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 10%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #52194A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #52194A scores 13.15:1 against white and 1.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #52194A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #52194A 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 29.55, which is a different colour altogether.

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