NeutralLightMuted

Modern Lavender

#A8A9B2

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.34:1Fails

Black text

8.47:1AAA

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About Modern Lavender

Modern Lavender (#A8A9B2) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 168, 169, 178 and its HSL value is 234°, 6%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (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

#A8A9B2 · #B2B1A8

Analogous

#A8AEB2 · #A8A9B2 · #ACA8B2

Triadic

#A8A9B2 · #B2A8A9 · #A9B2A8

Split complementary

#A8A9B2 · #B2ACA8 · #AEB2A8

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