PurpleMid-toneMuted

English Lavender

#9B7CB3

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.54:1AA large

Black text

5.59:1AA

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About English Lavender

English Lavender (#9B7CB3) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 155, 124, 179 and its HSL value is 274°, 27%, 59%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of English Lavender, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#9B7CB3 · #94B37C

Analogous

#7F7CB3 · #9B7CB3 · #B37CB0

Triadic

#9B7CB3 · #B39B7C · #7CB39B

Split complementary

#9B7CB3 · #B0B37C · #7CB37F

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