PurpleMid-toneMuted

Bougainvillea

#9781B4

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.43:1AA large

Black text

5.77:1AA

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About Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea (#9781B4) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 151, 129, 180 and its HSL value is 266°, 25%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (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

#9781B4 · #9EB481

Analogous

#8185B4 · #9781B4 · #B181B4

Triadic

#9781B4 · #B49781 · #81B497

Split complementary

#9781B4 · #B4B181 · #85B481

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