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Bougainvillea

#9981BA

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.39:1AA large

Black text

5.85:1AA

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About Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea (#9981BA) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 153, 129, 186 and its HSL value is 265°, 29%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 (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

#9981BA · #A2BA81

Analogous

#8185BA · #9981BA · #B681BA

Triadic

#9981BA · #BA9981 · #81BA99

Split complementary

#9981BA · #BAB681 · #85BA81

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