PurpleMid-toneMuted

Proper Purple

#56496E

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.16:1AAA

Black text

2.43:1Fails

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About Proper Purple

Proper Purple (#56496E) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 86, 73, 110 and its HSL value is 261°, 20%, 36%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Proper Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#56496E · #616E49

Analogous

#494F6E · #56496E · #68496E

Triadic

#56496E · #6E5649 · #496E56

Split complementary

#56496E · #6E6849 · #4F6E49

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