PurpleMid-toneMuted

Proper Purple

#59486B

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.19:1AAA

Black text

2.42:1Fails

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About Proper Purple

Proper Purple (#59486B) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 89, 72, 107 and its HSL value is 269°, 20%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 (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

#59486B · #5A6B48

Analogous

#48496B · #59486B · #6A486B

Triadic

#59486B · #6B5948 · #486B59

Split complementary

#59486B · #6B6A48 · #496B48

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