PurpleMid-toneMuted

Bougainvillea

#9781BC

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.40:1AA large

Black text

5.83:1AA

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About Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea (#9781BC) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 151, 129, 188 and its HSL value is 262°, 31%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (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

#9781BC · #A6BC81

Analogous

#8189BC · #9781BC · #B481BC

Triadic

#9781BC · #BC9781 · #81BC97

Split complementary

#9781BC · #BCB481 · #89BC81

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