PurpleDarkMuted

English Violet

#523B5E

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.79:1AAA

Black text

2.02:1Fails

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About English Violet

English Violet (#523B5E) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 82, 59, 94 and its HSL value is 279°, 23%, 30%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of English Violet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#523B5E · #475E3B

Analogous

#413B5E · #523B5E · #5E3B58

Triadic

#523B5E · #5E523B · #3B5E52

Split complementary

#523B5E · #595E3B · #3B5E41

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