PurpleMid-toneMuted

Cadmium Violet

#793C99

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.19:1AAA

Black text

2.75:1Fails

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About Cadmium Violet

Cadmium Violet (#793C99) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 121, 60, 153 and its HSL value is 279°, 44%, 42%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cadmium Violet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#793C99 · #5C993C

Analogous

#4B3C99 · #793C99 · #993C8A

Triadic

#793C99 · #99793C · #3C9979

Split complementary

#793C99 · #8A993C · #3C994B

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