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Professor Plum

#3B3541

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.85:1AAA

Black text

1.67:1Fails

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About Professor Plum

Professor Plum (#3B3541) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 59, 53, 65 and its HSL value is 270°, 10%, 23%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Professor Plum, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#3B3541 · #3B4135

Analogous

#353541 · #3B3541 · #413541

Triadic

#3B3541 · #413B35 · #35413B

Split complementary

#3B3541 · #414135 · #354135

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