PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BA8EC5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.71:1Fails

Black text

7.32:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BA8EC5) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 186, 142, 197 and its HSL value is 288°, 32%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (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

#BA8EC5 · #99C58E

Analogous

#9F8EC5 · #BA8EC5 · #C58EB5

Triadic

#BA8EC5 · #C5BA8E · #8EC5BA

Split complementary

#BA8EC5 · #B5C58E · #8EC59F

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