PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#B98DC6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.73:1Fails

Black text

7.25:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#B98DC6) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 185, 141, 198 and its HSL value is 286°, 33%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Violaceous, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

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Complementary

#B98DC6 · #9AC68D

Analogous

#9D8DC6 · #B98DC6 · #C68DB7

Triadic

#B98DC6 · #C6B98D · #8DC6B9

Split complementary

#B98DC6 · #B7C68D · #8DC69C

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