PurpleMid-toneMuted

Pickled Purple

#8A79A0

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.94:1AA large

Black text

5.02:1AA

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About Pickled Purple

Pickled Purple (#8A79A0) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 138, 121, 160 and its HSL value is 266°, 17%, 55%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pickled Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8A79A0 · #8FA079

Analogous

#797BA0 · #8A79A0 · #9E79A0

Triadic

#8A79A0 · #A08A79 · #79A08A

Split complementary

#8A79A0 · #A09E79 · #7BA079

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