PurpleMid-toneMuted

Prickly Purple

#A16ABF

Contrast at a glance

White text

3.94:1AA large

Black text

5.02:1AA

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About Prickly Purple

Prickly Purple (#A16ABF) is a mid-tone muted purple. Its RGB value is 161, 106, 191 and its HSL value is 279°, 40%, 58%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Prickly Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#A16ABF · #88BF6A

Analogous

#766ABF · #A16ABF · #BF6AB3

Triadic

#A16ABF · #BFA16A · #6ABFA1

Split complementary

#A16ABF · #B3BF6A · #6ABF76

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