PurpleDarkMuted

Shikon

#281B2B

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.38:1AAA

Black text

1.21:1Fails

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About Shikon

Shikon (#281B2B) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 40, 27, 43 and its HSL value is 289°, 23%, 14%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shikon, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#281B2B · #1E2B1B

Analogous

#201B2B · #281B2B · #2B1B26

Triadic

#281B2B · #2B281B · #1B2B28

Split complementary

#281B2B · #262B1B · #1B2B20

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