BlueMid-toneMuted

Intense Purple

#494A6E

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.44:1AAA

Black text

2.35:1Fails

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About Intense Purple

Intense Purple (#494A6E) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 73, 74, 110 and its HSL value is 238°, 20%, 36%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Intense Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#494A6E · #6E6D49

Analogous

#495D6E · #494A6E · #5A496E

Triadic

#494A6E · #6E494A · #4A6E49

Split complementary

#494A6E · #6E5A49 · #5D6E49

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