PurpleMid-toneMuted

True Purple

#6C2A8C

Contrast at a glance

White text

8.95:1AAA

Black text

2.21:1Fails

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About True Purple

True Purple (#6C2A8C) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 108, 42, 140 and its HSL value is 280°, 54%, 36%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (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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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#6C2A8C · #4A8C2A

Analogous

#3B2A8C · #6C2A8C · #8C2A7B

Triadic

#6C2A8C · #8C6C2A · #2A8C6C

Split complementary

#6C2A8C · #7B8C2A · #2A8C3B

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