PurpleMid-toneMuted

Bougainvillea

#9A86BA

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.23:1AA large

Black text

6.12:1AA

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About Bougainvillea

Bougainvillea (#9A86BA) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 154, 134, 186 and its HSL value is 263°, 27%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 (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

#9A86BA · #A6BA86

Analogous

#868CBA · #9A86BA · #B486BA

Triadic

#9A86BA · #BA9A86 · #86BA9A

Split complementary

#9A86BA · #BAB486 · #8CBA86

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