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KSU Purple

#4D278B

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.61:1AAA

Black text

1.87:1Fails

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About KSU Purple

KSU Purple (#4D278B) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 77, 39, 139 and its HSL value is 263°, 56%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of KSU Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#4D278B · #658B27

Analogous

#27338B · #4D278B · #7F278B

Triadic

#4D278B · #8B4D27 · #278B4D

Split complementary

#4D278B · #8B7F27 · #338B27

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