PurpleMid-toneMuted

Bitter Violet

#866E9C

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.45:1AA large

Black text

4.45:1AA large

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About Bitter Violet

Bitter Violet (#866E9C) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 134, 110, 156 and its HSL value is 271°, 19%, 52%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 (WCAG AA large). 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

#866E9C · #849C6E

Analogous

#6F6E9C · #866E9C · #9C6E9B

Triadic

#866E9C · #9C866E · #6E9C86

Split complementary

#866E9C · #9B9C6E · #6E9C6F

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