BlueMid-toneMuted

Heavy Violet

#4E556B

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.41:1AAA

Black text

2.67:1Fails

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About Heavy Violet

Heavy Violet (#4E556B) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 78, 85, 107 and its HSL value is 226°, 16%, 36%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Heavy Violet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#4E556B · #6B644E

Analogous

#4E636B · #4E556B · #564E6B

Triadic

#4E556B · #6B4E55 · #556B4E

Split complementary

#4E556B · #6B564E · #636B4E

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