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Bavarian Gentian

#2A046E

Contrast at a glance

White text

15.66:1AAA

Black text

1.26:1Fails

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About Bavarian Gentian

Bavarian Gentian (#2A046E) is a dark vivid purple. Its RGB value is 42, 4, 110 and its HSL value is 262°, 93%, 22%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bavarian Gentian, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#2A046E · #486E04

Analogous

#04136E · #2A046E · #5F046E

Triadic

#2A046E · #6E2A04 · #046E2A

Split complementary

#2A046E · #6E5F04 · #136E04

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