PurpleMid-toneMuted

Bougainvillea

#977FBA

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.46:1AA large

Black text

5.71:1AA

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About Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea (#977FBA) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 151, 127, 186 and its HSL value is 264°, 30%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (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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Complementary

#977FBA · #A2BA7F

Analogous

#7F85BA · #977FBA · #B47FBA

Triadic

#977FBA · #BA977F · #7FBA97

Split complementary

#977FBA · #BAB47F · #85BA7F

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