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Purple Taupe

#4E404D

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.70:1AAA

Black text

2.04:1Fails

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About Purple Taupe

Purple Taupe (#4E404D) is a dark neutral. Its RGB value is 78, 64, 77 and its HSL value is 304°, 10%, 28%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.70:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Purple Taupe, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#4E404D · #404E41

Analogous

#48404E · #4E404D · #4E4046

Triadic

#4E404D · #4D4E40 · #404D4E

Split complementary

#4E404D · #464E40 · #404E48

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