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Subtle Violet

#B4A0A0

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.48:1Fails

Black text

7.99:1AAA

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About Subtle Violet

Subtle Violet (#B4A0A0) is a light muted red. Its RGB value is 180, 160, 160 and its HSL value is 0°, 12%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 (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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Shades

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Complementary

#B4A0A0 · #A0B4B4

Analogous

#B4A0AA · #B4A0A0 · #B4AAA0

Triadic

#B4A0A0 · #A0B4A0 · #A0A0B4

Split complementary

#B4A0A0 · #A0B4AA · #A0AAB4

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