PurpleMid-toneMuted

Bitter Violet

#86709C

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.36:1AA large

Black text

4.54:1AA

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About Bitter Violet

Bitter Violet (#86709C) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 134, 112, 156 and its HSL value is 270°, 18%, 53%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 (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

#86709C · #869C70

Analogous

#70709C · #86709C · #9C709C

Triadic

#86709C · #9C8670 · #709C86

Split complementary

#86709C · #9C9C70 · #709C70

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