BlueMid-toneMuted

Academy Purple

#51536A

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.51:1AAA

Black text

2.64:1Fails

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About Academy Purple

Academy Purple (#51536A) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 81, 83, 106 and its HSL value is 235°, 13%, 37%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Academy Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#51536A · #6A6851

Analogous

#515F6A · #51536A · #5C516A

Triadic

#51536A · #6A5153 · #536A51

Split complementary

#51536A · #6A5C51 · #606A51

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