PurpleMid-toneMuted

Bitter Violet

#85689D

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.70:1AA

Black text

4.21:1AA large

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About Bitter Violet

Bitter Violet (#85689D) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 133, 104, 157 and its HSL value is 273°, 21%, 51%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (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

#85689D · #809D68

Analogous

#6B689D · #85689D · #9D689A

Triadic

#85689D · #9D8568 · #689D85

Split complementary

#85689D · #9A9D68 · #689D6B

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