BlueMid-toneMuted

Delicate Violet

#8C8CAA

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.26:1AA large

Black text

6.08:1AA

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About Delicate Violet

Delicate Violet (#8C8CAA) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 140, 140, 170 and its HSL value is 240°, 15%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 (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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Complementary

#8C8CAA · #AAAA8C

Analogous

#8C9BAA · #8C8CAA · #9B8CAA

Triadic

#8C8CAA · #AA8C8C · #8CAA8C

Split complementary

#8C8CAA · #AA9B8C · #9BAA8C

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