PurpleDarkMuted

English Violet

#533D5E

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.56:1AAA

Black text

2.07:1Fails

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About English Violet

English Violet (#533D5E) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 83, 61, 94 and its HSL value is 280°, 21%, 30%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 (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

#533D5E · #485E3D

Analogous

#423D5E · #533D5E · #5E3D58

Triadic

#533D5E · #5E533D · #3D5E53

Split complementary

#533D5E · #595E3D · #3D5E43

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