PurpleMid-toneMuted

Bitter Violet

#85719D

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.33:1AA large

Black text

4.57:1AA

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About Bitter Violet

Bitter Violet (#85719D) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 133, 113, 157 and its HSL value is 267°, 18%, 53%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 (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

#85719D · #899D71

Analogous

#71739D · #85719D · #9B719D

Triadic

#85719D · #9D8571 · #719D85

Split complementary

#85719D · #9D9B71 · #739D71

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