PurpleMid-toneMuted

Proper Purple

#594B6B

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.94:1AAA

Black text

2.49:1Fails

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About Proper Purple

Proper Purple (#594B6B) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 89, 75, 107 and its HSL value is 266°, 18%, 36%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (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

#594B6B · #5D6B4B

Analogous

#4B4D6B · #594B6B · #694B6B

Triadic

#594B6B · #6B594B · #4B6B59

Split complementary

#594B6B · #6B694B · #4D6B4B

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