PurpleMid-toneMuted

Ruthless Empress

#5B3C99

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.23:1AAA

Black text

2.41:1Fails

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About Ruthless Empress

Ruthless Empress (#5B3C99) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 91, 60, 153 and its HSL value is 260°, 44%, 42%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Ruthless Empress, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#5B3C99 · #7A993C

Analogous

#3C4B99 · #5B3C99 · #893C99

Triadic

#5B3C99 · #995B3C · #3C995B

Split complementary

#5B3C99 · #998A3C · #4B993C

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