PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BA8AC7

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.78:1Fails

Black text

7.12:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BA8AC7) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 186, 138, 199 and its HSL value is 287°, 35%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 (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

#BA8AC7 · #97C78A

Analogous

#9B8AC7 · #BA8AC7 · #C78AB5

Triadic

#BA8AC7 · #C7BA8A · #8AC7BA

Split complementary

#BA8AC7 · #B5C78A · #8AC79B

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