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Pheromone Purple

#8C27B0

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.93:1AA

Black text

2.86:1Fails

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About Pheromone Purple

Pheromone Purple (#8C27B0) is a mid-tone vivid purple. Its RGB value is 140, 39, 176 and its HSL value is 284°, 64%, 42%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 (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

#8C27B0 · #4BB027

Analogous

#4727B0 · #8C27B0 · #B02790

Triadic

#8C27B0 · #B08C27 · #27B08C

Split complementary

#8C27B0 · #90B027 · #27B047

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