BlueMid-toneMuted

Perpetual Purple

#554D72

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.80:1AAA

Black text

2.54:1Fails

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About Perpetual Purple

Perpetual Purple (#554D72) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 85, 77, 114 and its HSL value is 253°, 19%, 37%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.80:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Perpetual Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#554D72 · #6A724D

Analogous

#4D5872 · #554D72 · #674D72

Triadic

#554D72 · #72554D · #4D7255

Split complementary

#554D72 · #72674D · #58724D

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