PurpleMid-toneMuted

Proper Purple

#594A6D

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.00:1AAA

Black text

2.47:1Fails

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About Proper Purple

Proper Purple (#594A6D) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 89, 74, 109 and its HSL value is 266°, 19%, 36%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (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

#594A6D · #5E6D4A

Analogous

#4A4C6D · #594A6D · #6B4A6D

Triadic

#594A6D · #6D594A · #4A6D59

Split complementary

#594A6D · #6D6B4A · #4C6D4A

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