PurpleMid-toneVivid

Pleasant Purple

#8E28AB

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.90:1AA

Black text

2.87:1Fails

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About Pleasant Purple

Pleasant Purple (#8E28AB) is a mid-tone vivid purple. Its RGB value is 142, 40, 171 and its HSL value is 287°, 62%, 41%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.90:1 (WCAG AA). 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

#8E28AB · #45AB28

Analogous

#4C28AB · #8E28AB · #AB2886

Triadic

#8E28AB · #AB8E28 · #28AB8E

Split complementary

#8E28AB · #86AB28 · #28AB4C

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