PurpleDarkMuted

Russian Violet

#2A174A

Contrast at a glance

White text

15.91:1AAA

Black text

1.24:1Fails

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About Russian Violet

Russian Violet (#2A174A) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 42, 23, 74 and its HSL value is 262°, 53%, 19%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Russian Violet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#2A174A · #374A17

Analogous

#171E4A · #2A174A · #43174A

Triadic

#2A174A · #4A2A17 · #174A2A

Split complementary

#2A174A · #4A4317 · #1E4A17

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