BlueLightMuted

Simply Violet

#A8A1DB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.39:1Fails

Black text

8.28:1AAA

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About Simply Violet

Simply Violet (#A8A1DB) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 168, 161, 219 and its HSL value is 247°, 45%, 75%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (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

#A8A1DB · #D4DBA1

Analogous

#A1B7DB · #A8A1DB · #C5A1DB

Triadic

#A8A1DB · #DBA8A1 · #A1DBA8

Split complementary

#A8A1DB · #DBC5A1 · #B7DBA1

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