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Proper Purple

#5B446D

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.43:1AAA

Black text

2.35:1Fails

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About Proper Purple

Proper Purple (#5B446D) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 91, 68, 109 and its HSL value is 274°, 23%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 (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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Complementary

#5B446D · #566D44

Analogous

#47446D · #5B446D · #6D446A

Triadic

#5B446D · #6D5B44 · #446D5B

Split complementary

#5B446D · #6A6D44 · #446D47

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