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Pleasant Purple

#8C27A8

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.07:1AAA

Black text

2.80:1Fails

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About Pleasant Purple

Pleasant Purple (#8C27A8) is a mid-tone vivid purple. Its RGB value is 140, 39, 168 and its HSL value is 287°, 62%, 41%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pleasant Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#8C27A8 · #43A827

Analogous

#4B27A8 · #8C27A8 · #A82784

Triadic

#8C27A8 · #A88C27 · #27A88C

Split complementary

#8C27A8 · #84A827 · #27A84C

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