PurpleMid-toneMuted

Bitter Violet

#876C9F

Contrast at a glance

White text

4.49:1AA large

Black text

4.41:1AA large

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About Bitter Violet

Bitter Violet (#876C9F) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 135, 108, 159 and its HSL value is 272°, 21%, 52%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 (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

#876C9F · #849F6C

Analogous

#6E6C9F · #876C9F · #9F6C9E

Triadic

#876C9F · #9F876C · #6C9F87

Split complementary

#876C9F · #9E9F6C · #6C9F6E

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