BlueLightMuted

Purple Gentian

#8696CE

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.89:1Fails

Black text

6.85:1AA

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About Purple Gentian

Purple Gentian (#8696CE) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 134, 150, 206 and its HSL value is 227°, 42%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Purple Gentian, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#8696CE · #CEBE86

Analogous

#86BACE · #8696CE · #9A86CE

Triadic

#8696CE · #CE8696 · #96CE86

Split complementary

#8696CE · #CE9A86 · #BACE86

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