PurpleMid-toneMuted

True Purple

#6A2D8E

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.83:1AAA

Black text

2.24:1Fails

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About True Purple

True Purple (#6A2D8E) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 106, 45, 142 and its HSL value is 278°, 52%, 37%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of True Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#6A2D8E · #518E2D

Analogous

#3A2D8E · #6A2D8E · #8E2D81

Triadic

#6A2D8E · #8E6A2D · #2D8E6A

Split complementary

#6A2D8E · #818E2D · #2D8E3A

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