PurpleDarkMuted

English Violet

#553F5D

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.31:1AAA

Black text

2.13:1Fails

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About English Violet

English Violet (#553F5D) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 85, 63, 93 and its HSL value is 284°, 19%, 31%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (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

#553F5D · #475D3F

Analogous

#463F5D · #553F5D · #5D3F56

Triadic

#553F5D · #5D553F · #3F5D55

Split complementary

#553F5D · #565D3F · #3F5D46

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