PurpleMid-toneMuted

Pickled Purple

#8C799F

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.92:1AA large

Black text

5.04:1AA

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About Pickled Purple

Pickled Purple (#8C799F) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 140, 121, 159 and its HSL value is 270°, 17%, 55%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (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

#8C799F · #8C9F79

Analogous

#79799F · #8C799F · #9F799F

Triadic

#8C799F · #9F8C79 · #799F8C

Split complementary

#8C799F · #9F9F79 · #799F79

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