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Buffed Plum

#AEAFB9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.18:1Fails

Black text

9.08:1AAA

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About Buffed Plum

Buffed Plum (#AEAFB9) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 174, 175, 185 and its HSL value is 235°, 7%, 70%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Buffed Plum, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#AEAFB9 · #B9B8AE

Analogous

#AEB4B9 · #AEAFB9 · #B3AEB9

Triadic

#AEAFB9 · #B9AEAF · #AFB9AE

Split complementary

#AEAFB9 · #B9B3AE · #B4B9AE

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