PurpleMid-toneMuted

Proper Purple

#5A486B

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.16:1AAA

Black text

2.43:1Fails

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About Proper Purple

Proper Purple (#5A486B) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 90, 72, 107 and its HSL value is 271°, 20%, 35%. 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

#5A486B · #596B48

Analogous

#49486B · #5A486B · #6B486A

Triadic

#5A486B · #6B5A48 · #486B5A

Split complementary

#5A486B · #6A6B48 · #486B49

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