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Bossa Nova

#493F4E

Contrast at a glance

White text

9.98:1AAA

Black text

1.98:1Fails

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About Bossa Nova

Bossa Nova (#493F4E) is a dark muted purple. Its RGB value is 73, 63, 78 and its HSL value is 280°, 11%, 28%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (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

#493F4E · #444E3F

Analogous

#423F4E · #493F4E · #4E3F4B

Triadic

#493F4E · #4E493F · #3F4E49

Split complementary

#493F4E · #4C4E3F · #3F4E42

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