PurpleDarkMuted

Sambucus

#1E172C

Contrast at a glance

White text

17.30:1AAA

Black text

1.14:1Fails

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About Sambucus

Sambucus (#1E172C) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 30, 23, 44 and its HSL value is 260°, 31%, 13%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 17.30:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Sambucus, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#1E172C · #252C17

Analogous

#171B2C · #1E172C · #29172C

Triadic

#1E172C · #2C1E17 · #172C1E

Split complementary

#1E172C · #2C2917 · #1B2C17

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