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Proper Purple

#59476B

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.27:1AAA

Black text

2.39:1Fails

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About Proper Purple

Proper Purple (#59476B) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 89, 71, 107 and its HSL value is 270°, 20%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (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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Complementary

#59476B · #596B47

Analogous

#47476B · #59476B · #6B476B

Triadic

#59476B · #6B5947 · #476B59

Split complementary

#59476B · #6B6B47 · #476B47

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