BlueLightMuted

Simply Violet

#A89CDD

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.48:1Fails

Black text

7.98:1AAA

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About Simply Violet

Simply Violet (#A89CDD) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 168, 156, 221 and its HSL value is 251°, 49%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Simply Violet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#A89CDD · #D1DD9C

Analogous

#9CB1DD · #A89CDD · #C99CDD

Triadic

#A89CDD · #DDA89C · #9CDDA8

Split complementary

#A89CDD · #DDC99C · #B1DD9C

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