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Ode to Purple

#A497C0

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.70:1Fails

Black text

7.32:1AAA

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About Ode to Purple

Ode to Purple (#A497C0) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 164, 151, 192 and its HSL value is 259°, 25%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Ode to Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#A497C0 · #B3C097

Analogous

#979FC0 · #A497C0 · #B897C0

Triadic

#A497C0 · #C0A497 · #97C0A4

Split complementary

#A497C0 · #C0B997 · #9FC097

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