PurpleMid-toneMuted

Proper Purple

#5B486B

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.13:1AAA

Black text

2.44:1Fails

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About Proper Purple

Proper Purple (#5B486B) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 91, 72, 107 and its HSL value is 273°, 20%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 (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

#5B486B · #586B48

Analogous

#4A486B · #5B486B · #6B486A

Triadic

#5B486B · #6B5B48 · #486B5B

Split complementary

#5B486B · #6A6B48 · #486B4A

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