PurpleDarkMuted

Old Heliotrope

#553E5A

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.45:1AAA

Black text

2.10:1Fails

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About Old Heliotrope

Old Heliotrope (#553E5A) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 85, 62, 90 and its HSL value is 289°, 18%, 30%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Old Heliotrope, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#553E5A · #435A3E

Analogous

#473E5A · #553E5A · #5A3E51

Triadic

#553E5A · #5A553E · #3E5A55

Split complementary

#553E5A · #515A3E · #3E5A47

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