BlueMid-toneMuted

Delicate Violet

#8C8BA7

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.30:1AA large

Black text

6.00:1AA

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About Delicate Violet

Delicate Violet (#8C8BA7) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 140, 139, 167 and its HSL value is 242°, 14%, 60%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.00:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Delicate Violet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8C8BA7 · #A6A78B

Analogous

#8B98A7 · #8C8BA7 · #9A8BA7

Triadic

#8C8BA7 · #A78C8B · #8BA78C

Split complementary

#8C8BA7 · #A79A8B · #98A78B

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