PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#B98EC5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.71:1Fails

Black text

7.30:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#B98EC5) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 185, 142, 197 and its HSL value is 287°, 32%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.30:1 (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

#B98EC5 · #9AC58E

Analogous

#9D8EC5 · #B98EC5 · #C58EB6

Triadic

#B98EC5 · #C5B98E · #8EC5B9

Split complementary

#B98EC5 · #B6C58E · #8EC59D

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