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Pheromone Purple

#8A21BA

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.98:1AA

Black text

2.84:1Fails

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About Pheromone Purple

Pheromone Purple (#8A21BA) is a mid-tone vivid purple. Its RGB value is 138, 33, 186 and its HSL value is 281°, 70%, 43%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pheromone Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8A21BA · #51BA21

Analogous

#3E21BA · #8A21BA · #BA219D

Triadic

#8A21BA · #BA8A21 · #21BA8A

Split complementary

#8A21BA · #9DBA21 · #21BA3E

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