PurpleDarkMuted

English Violet

#553F5F

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.28:1AAA

Black text

2.13:1Fails

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About English Violet

English Violet (#553F5F) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 85, 63, 95 and its HSL value is 281°, 20%, 31%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (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

#553F5F · #495F3F

Analogous

#453F5F · #553F5F · #5F3F59

Triadic

#553F5F · #5F553F · #3F5F55

Split complementary

#553F5F · #595F3F · #3F5F45

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