PurpleMid-toneMuted

Bougainvillea

#9A85B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.28:1AA large

Black text

6.04:1AA

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About Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea (#9A85B6) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 154, 133, 182 and its HSL value is 266°, 25%, 62%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 (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

#9A85B6 · #A1B685

Analogous

#8589B6 · #9A85B6 · #B385B6

Triadic

#9A85B6 · #B69A85 · #85B69A

Split complementary

#9A85B6 · #B6B285 · #89B685

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