PurpleLightMuted

Ode to Purple

#AA9AC3

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.59:1Fails

Black text

7.65:1AAA

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About Ode to Purple

Ode to Purple (#AA9AC3) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 170, 154, 195 and its HSL value is 263°, 25%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Ode to Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#AA9AC3 · #B3C39A

Analogous

#9A9EC3 · #AA9AC3 · #BF9AC3

Triadic

#AA9AC3 · #C3AA9A · #9AC3AA

Split complementary

#AA9AC3 · #C3BF9A · #9EC39A

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