PurpleDarkMuted

Black Howl

#231B31

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.50:1AAA

Black text

1.20:1Fails

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About Black Howl

Black Howl (#231B31) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 35, 27, 49 and its HSL value is 262°, 29%, 15%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Black Howl, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#231B31 · #29311B

Analogous

#1B1E31 · #231B31 · #2E1B31

Triadic

#231B31 · #31231B · #1B3123

Split complementary

#231B31 · #312E1B · #1E311B

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