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Ode to Purple

#A59BC0

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.61:1Fails

Black text

7.59:1AAA

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About Ode to Purple

Ode to Purple (#A59BC0) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 165, 155, 192 and its HSL value is 256°, 23%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Ode to Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A59BC0 · #B6C09B

Analogous

#9BA3C0 · #A59BC0 · #B89BC0

Triadic

#A59BC0 · #C0A59B · #9BC0A5

Split complementary

#A59BC0 · #C0B89B · #A3C09B

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