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Bossa Nova

#493E4D

Contrast at a glance

White text

10.10:1AAA

Black text

1.96:1Fails

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About Bossa Nova

Bossa Nova (#493E4D) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 73, 62, 77 and its HSL value is 284°, 11%, 27%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.10:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bossa Nova, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#493E4D · #424D3E

Analogous

#423E4D · #493E4D · #4D3E49

Triadic

#493E4D · #4D493E · #3E4D49

Split complementary

#493E4D · #4A4D3E · #3E4D42

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