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Subtle Violet

#B49EA0

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.52:1Fails

Black text

7.86:1AAA

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About Subtle Violet

Subtle Violet (#B49EA0) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 180, 158, 160 and its HSL value is 355°, 13%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Subtle Violet, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B49EA0 · #9EB4B2

Analogous

#B49EAB · #B49EA0 · #B4A79E

Triadic

#B49EA0 · #A0B49E · #9EA0B4

Split complementary

#B49EA0 · #9EB4A7 · #9EABB4

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