BlueLightMuted

Simply Violet

#A8A6DF

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.29:1Fails

Black text

8.66:1AAA

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About Simply Violet

Simply Violet (#A8A6DF) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 168, 166, 223 and its HSL value is 242°, 47%, 76%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 (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

#A8A6DF · #DDDFA6

Analogous

#A6C0DF · #A8A6DF · #C5A6DF

Triadic

#A8A6DF · #DFA8A6 · #A6DFA8

Split complementary

#A8A6DF · #DFC5A6 · #C0DFA6

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