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#522EE0 Color

#522EE0 is rgb(82, 46, 224) in RGB, hsl(252, 74%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 79%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), visibly different at ΔE 10.72. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#522EE0
HEX#522EE0
RGBrgb(82, 46, 224)
HSLhsl(252, 74%, 53%)
HSVhsv(252, 79%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 79%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(47.8% 0.246 281)
LABlab(34.71% 52.67 -85.79)
LCHlch(34.71% 100.67 301.55)

What #522EE0 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 #522EE0, 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 blue in the library.

#522EE0 Channel Values

How #522EE0 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 46 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 74% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 79% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.43:1 vs white · 2.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #522EE0 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 text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #522EE0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #522EE0; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #522EE0

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #522EE0.

How #522EE0 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#522EE0
Protanopia#3636E0
Protanomaly#4333E0
Deuteranopia#3D3DE0
Deuteranomaly#4637E0
Tritanopia#006060
Tritanomaly#3051A4
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #522EE0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-522ee0: #522EE0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #522EE0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-522ee0': '#522EE0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.180, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_522ee0">#522EE0</color>
SVG fillfill="#522EE0"

More Blue Colors

#522EE0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#522EE0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #522EE0?

#522EE0 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(82, 46, 224) in RGB and hsl(252, 74%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.72.

What is the RGB value of #522EE0?

#522EE0 is rgb(82, 46, 224) — red 82, green 46, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #522EE0?

#522EE0 converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 79%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #522EE0 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #522EE0 scores 7.43:1 against white and 2.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #522EE0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #522EE0 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 blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 15.68, which is visibly different.

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