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Illicit Purple

#B97AFF

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.88:1Fails

Black text

6.87:1AA

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About Illicit Purple

Illicit Purple (#B97AFF) is a light vivid purple. Its RGB value is 185, 122, 255 and its HSL value is 268°, 100%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Illicit Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B97AFF · #C0FF7A

Analogous

#7A7DFF · #B97AFF · #FB7AFF

Triadic

#B97AFF · #FFB97A · #7AFFB9

Split complementary

#B97AFF · #FFFC7A · #7EFF7A

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