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Ode to Purple

#A69ABF

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.63:1Fails

Black text

7.54:1AAA

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About Ode to Purple

Ode to Purple (#A69ABF) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 166, 154, 191 and its HSL value is 259°, 22%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 (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

#A69ABF · #B3BF9A

Analogous

#9AA0BF · #A69ABF · #B99ABF

Triadic

#A69ABF · #BFA69A · #9ABFA6

Split complementary

#A69ABF · #BFB99A · #A0BF9A

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