NeutralMid-toneMuted

Gentle Grape

#8E8A9C

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.35:1AA large

Black text

5.91:1AA

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About Gentle Grape

Gentle Grape (#8E8A9C) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 142, 138, 156 and its HSL value is 253°, 8%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Gentle Grape, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#8E8A9C · #989C8A

Analogous

#8A8F9C · #8E8A9C · #978A9C

Triadic

#8E8A9C · #9C8E8A · #8A9C8E

Split complementary

#8E8A9C · #9C978A · #8F9C8A

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