PurpleLightMuted

Ode to Purple

#A896C0

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.70:1Fails

Black text

7.34:1AAA

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About Ode to Purple

Ode to Purple (#A896C0) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 168, 150, 192 and its HSL value is 266°, 25%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (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

#A896C0 · #AEC096

Analogous

#9699C0 · #A896C0 · #BD96C0

Triadic

#A896C0 · #C0A896 · #96C0A8

Split complementary

#A896C0 · #C0BD96 · #99C096

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