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Pheromone Purple

#8B27B0

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.97:1AA

Black text

2.84:1Fails

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About Pheromone Purple

Pheromone Purple (#8B27B0) is a mid-tone vivid purple. Its RGB value is 139, 39, 176 and its HSL value is 284°, 64%, 42%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 (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

#8B27B0 · #4CB027

Analogous

#4627B0 · #8B27B0 · #B02791

Triadic

#8B27B0 · #B08B27 · #27B08B

Split complementary

#8B27B0 · #91B027 · #27B046

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