BlueLightMuted

Simply Violet

#A8A1DA

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.39:1Fails

Black text

8.27:1AAA

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About Simply Violet

Simply Violet (#A8A1DA) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 168, 161, 218 and its HSL value is 247°, 44%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Simply Violet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A8A1DA · #D3DAA1

Analogous

#A1B7DA · #A8A1DA · #C4A1DA

Triadic

#A8A1DA · #DAA8A1 · #A1DAA8

Split complementary

#A8A1DA · #DAC4A1 · #B7DAA1

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