BlueMid-toneMuted

Academy Purple

#52516A

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.65:1AAA

Black text

2.59:1Fails

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About Academy Purple

Academy Purple (#52516A) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 82, 81, 106 and its HSL value is 242°, 13%, 37%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (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

#52516A · #696A51

Analogous

#515D6A · #52516A · #5E516A

Triadic

#52516A · #6A5251 · #516A52

Split complementary

#52516A · #6A5F51 · #5D6A51

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