PurpleDarkMuted

Preserve

#493A4F

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.49:1AAA

Black text

1.89:1Fails

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About Preserve

Preserve (#493A4F) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 73, 58, 79 and its HSL value is 283°, 15%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Preserve, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#493A4F · #404F3A

Analogous

#3F3A4F · #493A4F · #4F3A4A

Triadic

#493A4F · #4F493A · #3A4F49

Split complementary

#493A4F · #4A4F3A · #3A4F3F

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