BlueMid-toneMuted

Purple Surf

#9B97AB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.83:1Fails

Black text

6.98:1AA

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About Purple Surf

Purple Surf (#9B97AB) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 155, 151, 171 and its HSL value is 252°, 11%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Purple Surf, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#9B97AB · #A7AB97

Analogous

#979DAB · #9B97AB · #A597AB

Triadic

#9B97AB · #AB9B97 · #97AB9B

Split complementary

#9B97AB · #ABA597 · #9DAB97

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