PurpleDarkMuted

Blackcurrant

#2A1833

Contrast at a glance

White text

16.45:1AAA

Black text

1.20:1Fails

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About Blackcurrant

Blackcurrant (#2A1833) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 42, 24, 51 and its HSL value is 280°, 36%, 15%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blackcurrant, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#2A1833 · #213318

Analogous

#1C1833 · #2A1833 · #33182E

Triadic

#2A1833 · #332A18 · #18332A

Split complementary

#2A1833 · #2E3318 · #18331D

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