PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BA8DC6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.72:1Fails

Black text

7.27:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BA8DC6) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 186, 141, 198 and its HSL value is 287°, 33%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (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

#BA8DC6 · #99C68D

Analogous

#9E8DC6 · #BA8DC6 · #C68DB5

Triadic

#BA8DC6 · #C6BA8D · #8DC6BA

Split complementary

#BA8DC6 · #B6C68D · #8DC69E

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