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Blue Violet

#472BAC

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.51:1AAA

Black text

2.08:1Fails

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About Blue Violet

Blue Violet (#472BAC) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 71, 43, 172 and its HSL value is 253°, 60%, 42%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Blue Violet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#472BAC · #90AC2B

Analogous

#2B4FAC · #472BAC · #872BAC

Triadic

#472BAC · #AC472B · #2BAC47

Split complementary

#472BAC · #AC882B · #50AC2B

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