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Blue Violet

#553AAF

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.04:1AAA

Black text

2.46:1Fails

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About Blue Violet

Blue Violet (#553AAF) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 85, 58, 175 and its HSL value is 254°, 50%, 46%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Violet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#553AAF · #94AF3A

Analogous

#3A5AAF · #553AAF · #8F3AAF

Triadic

#553AAF · #AF553A · #3AAF55

Split complementary

#553AAF · #AF8F3A · #5AAF3A

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