PurpleMid-toneMuted

Cadmium Violet

#823C9B

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.84:1AA

Black text

2.89:1Fails

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About Cadmium Violet

Cadmium Violet (#823C9B) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 130, 60, 155 and its HSL value is 284°, 44%, 42%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). 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

#823C9B · #559B3C

Analogous

#533C9B · #823C9B · #9B3C84

Triadic

#823C9B · #9B823C · #3C9B82

Split complementary

#823C9B · #849B3C · #3C9B53

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