PurpleMid-toneMuted

Bougainvillea

#9781B3

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.44:1AA large

Black text

5.76:1AA

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About Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea (#9781B3) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 151, 129, 179 and its HSL value is 266°, 25%, 60%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (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

#9781B3 · #9DB381

Analogous

#8184B3 · #9781B3 · #B081B3

Triadic

#9781B3 · #B39781 · #81B397

Split complementary

#9781B3 · #B3B081 · #84B381

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