PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BA8FC8

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.67:1Fails

Black text

7.40:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BA8FC8) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 186, 143, 200 and its HSL value is 285°, 34%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.40:1 (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

#BA8FC8 · #9DC88F

Analogous

#9E8FC8 · #BA8FC8 · #C88FB9

Triadic

#BA8FC8 · #C8BA8F · #8FC8BA

Split complementary

#BA8FC8 · #B9C88F · #8FC89E

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