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Courtly Purple

#B9ABC4

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.17:1Fails

Black text

9.13:1AAA

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About Courtly Purple

Courtly Purple (#B9ABC4) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 185, 171, 196 and its HSL value is 274°, 17%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Courtly Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#B9ABC4 · #B6C4AB

Analogous

#ACABC4 · #B9ABC4 · #C4ABC3

Triadic

#B9ABC4 · #C4B9AB · #ABC4B9

Split complementary

#B9ABC4 · #C3C4AB · #ABC4AC

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