PurpleMid-toneMuted

Bougainvillea

#9983B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.35:1AA large

Black text

5.92:1AA

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About Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea (#9983B6) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 153, 131, 182 and its HSL value is 266°, 26%, 61%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 (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

#9983B6 · #A0B683

Analogous

#8386B6 · #9983B6 · #B383B6

Triadic

#9983B6 · #B69983 · #83B699

Split complementary

#9983B6 · #B6B383 · #87B683

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