PurpleDarkMuted

Shikon

#281C2B

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.26:1AAA

Black text

1.22:1Fails

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About Shikon

Shikon (#281C2B) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 40, 28, 43 and its HSL value is 288°, 21%, 14%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Shikon, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#281C2B · #1F2B1C

Analogous

#211C2B · #281C2B · #2B1C27

Triadic

#281C2B · #2B281C · #1C2B28

Split complementary

#281C2B · #272B1C · #1C2B21

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