PurpleMid-toneMuted

Bougainvillea

#9886B3

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.28:1AA large

Black text

6.03:1AA

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About Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea (#9886B3) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 152, 134, 179 and its HSL value is 264°, 23%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (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

#9886B3 · #A1B386

Analogous

#868BB3 · #9886B3 · #AE86B3

Triadic

#9886B3 · #B39886 · #86B398

Split complementary

#9886B3 · #B3AF86 · #8BB386

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