PurpleMid-toneMuted

Bitter Violet

#80699C

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.75:1AA

Black text

4.17:1AA large

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About Bitter Violet

Bitter Violet (#80699C) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 128, 105, 156 and its HSL value is 267°, 20%, 51%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bitter Violet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#80699C · #859C69

Analogous

#696C9C · #80699C · #99699C

Triadic

#80699C · #9C8069 · #699C80

Split complementary

#80699C · #9C9969 · #6C9C69

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