NeutralLightMuted

Modern Lavender

#A9A9B3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.33:1Fails

Black text

8.50:1AAA

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About Modern Lavender

Modern Lavender (#A9A9B3) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 169, 169, 179 and its HSL value is 240°, 6%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.50:1 (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

#A9A9B3 · #B3B3A9

Analogous

#A9AEB3 · #A9A9B3 · #AEA9B3

Triadic

#A9A9B3 · #B3A9A9 · #A9B3A9

Split complementary

#A9A9B3 · #B3AEA9 · #AEB3A9

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