BlueMid-toneMuted

Purple Surf

#9C97AA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.83:1Fails

Black text

7.00:1AA

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About Purple Surf

Purple Surf (#9C97AA) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 156, 151, 170 and its HSL value is 256°, 10%, 63%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.00:1 (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

#9C97AA · #A5AA97

Analogous

#979CAA · #9C97AA · #A697AA

Triadic

#9C97AA · #AA9C97 · #97AA9C

Split complementary

#9C97AA · #AAA597 · #9CAA97

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