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Scarlet Gum

#492C57

Contrast at a glance

White text

11.79:1AAA

Black text

1.68:1Fails

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About Scarlet Gum

Scarlet Gum (#492C57) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 73, 44, 87 and its HSL value is 280°, 33%, 26%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 (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

#492C57 · #3A572C

Analogous

#332C57 · #492C57 · #572C50

Triadic

#492C57 · #57492C · #2C5749

Split complementary

#492C57 · #50572C · #2C5733

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