BlueMid-toneMuted

Paisley Purple

#8A7CB1

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.75:1AA large

Black text

5.28:1AA

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About Paisley Purple

Paisley Purple (#8A7CB1) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 138, 124, 177 and its HSL value is 256°, 25%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Paisley Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8A7CB1 · #A3B17C

Analogous

#7C89B1 · #8A7CB1 · #A47CB1

Triadic

#8A7CB1 · #B18A7C · #7CB18A

Split complementary

#8A7CB1 · #B1A47C · #89B17C

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