PurpleDarkMuted

English Violet

#523E5D

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.52:1AAA

Black text

2.08:1Fails

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About English Violet

English Violet (#523E5D) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 82, 62, 93 and its HSL value is 279°, 20%, 30%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 (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

#523E5D · #495D3E

Analogous

#423E5D · #523E5D · #5D3E58

Triadic

#523E5D · #5D523E · #3E5D52

Split complementary

#523E5D · #585D3E · #3E5D43

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