NeutralLightMuted

Modern Lavender

#A8A8B1

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.36:1Fails

Black text

8.39:1AAA

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About Modern Lavender

Modern Lavender (#A8A8B1) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 168, 177 and its HSL value is 240°, 5%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Modern Lavender, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#A8A8B1 · #B1B1A8

Analogous

#A8ADB1 · #A8A8B1 · #ADA8B1

Triadic

#A8A8B1 · #B1A8A8 · #A8B1A8

Split complementary

#A8A8B1 · #B1ADA8 · #ADB1A8

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