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Piccadilly Purple Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#51588E
#8F6A50
#738F50
#3A3B5B
#B0907C

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Piccadilly Purple#51588E81, 88, 142233°, 27%, 44%43, 38, 0, 44
Warm Nutmeg#8F6A50143, 106, 8025°, 28%, 44%0, 26, 44, 44
Forest Bound#738F50115, 143, 8087°, 28%, 44%20, 0, 44, 44
Magic Night#3A3B5B58, 59, 91238°, 22%, 29%36, 35, 0, 64
Mazzone#B0907C176, 144, 12423°, 25%, 59%0, 18, 30, 31

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #3A3B5B on #B0907C3.64:1AA large
Aa #738F50 on #3A3B5B2.95:1—
Aa #51588E on #B0907C2.27:1—
Aa #8F6A50 on #3A3B5B2.22:1—
Aa #51588E on #738F501.84:1—
Aa #8F6A50 on #B0907C1.64:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #51588e; /* Piccadilly Purple */
  --color-2: #8f6a50; /* Warm Nutmeg */
  --color-3: #738f50; /* Forest Bound */
  --color-4: #3a3b5b; /* Magic Night */
  --color-5: #b0907c; /* Mazzone */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Piccadilly Purple?

In a split-complementary scheme: Warm Nutmeg (#8F6A50), Forest Bound (#738F50), Magic Night (#3A3B5B), Mazzone (#B0907C).

What is the hex code of Piccadilly Purple?

#51588E.