BlueLightMuted

Simply Violet

#AA9FD8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.42:1Fails

Black text

8.16:1AAA

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About Simply Violet

Simply Violet (#AA9FD8) is a light muted blue. Its RGB value is 170, 159, 216 and its HSL value is 252°, 42%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Simply Violet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#AA9FD8 · #CDD89F

Analogous

#9FB1D8 · #AA9FD8 · #C79FD8

Triadic

#AA9FD8 · #D8AA9F · #9FD8AA

Split complementary

#AA9FD8 · #D8C79F · #B1D89F

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