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Bougainvillea

#9685BA

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.30:1AA large

Black text

6.00:1AA

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About Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea (#9685BA) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 150, 133, 186 and its HSL value is 259°, 28%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.00:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Bougainvillea, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#9685BA · #A9BA85

Analogous

#858FBA · #9685BA · #B085BA

Triadic

#9685BA · #BA9685 · #85BA96

Split complementary

#9685BA · #BAB185 · #8FBA85

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