BlueMid-toneMuted

Heavy Violet

#50556B

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.36:1AAA

Black text

2.69:1Fails

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About Heavy Violet

Heavy Violet (#50556B) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 80, 85, 107 and its HSL value is 229°, 14%, 37%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 (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

#50556B · #6B6650

Analogous

#50626B · #50556B · #59506B

Triadic

#50556B · #6B5055 · #556B50

Split complementary

#50556B · #6B5950 · #626B50

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