NeutralLightMuted

Modern Lavender

#A8A8B5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.35:1Fails

Black text

8.42:1AAA

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About Modern Lavender

Modern Lavender (#A8A8B5) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 168, 181 and its HSL value is 240°, 8%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 (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

#A8A8B5 · #B5B5A8

Analogous

#A8AFB5 · #A8A8B5 · #AFA8B5

Triadic

#A8A8B5 · #B5A8A8 · #A8B5A8

Split complementary

#A8A8B5 · #B5AFA8 · #AFB5A8

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