PurpleDarkMuted

Scarlet Gum

#472A51

Contrast at a glance

White text

12.22:1AAA

Black text

1.62:1Fails

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About Scarlet Gum

Scarlet Gum (#472A51) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 71, 42, 81 and its HSL value is 285°, 32%, 24%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Scarlet Gum, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#472A51 · #34512A

Analogous

#342A51 · #472A51 · #512A47

Triadic

#472A51 · #51472A · #2A5147

Split complementary

#472A51 · #47512A · #2A5134

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