PurpleDarkMuted

English Violet

#523C5F

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.68:1AAA

Black text

2.05:1Fails

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About English Violet

English Violet (#523C5F) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 82, 60, 95 and its HSL value is 278°, 23%, 30%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (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

#523C5F · #495F3C

Analogous

#413C5F · #523C5F · #5F3C5A

Triadic

#523C5F · #5F523C · #3C5F52

Split complementary

#523C5F · #5A5F3C · #3C5F41

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