PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BB8AC7

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.77:1Fails

Black text

7.14:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BB8AC7) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 187, 138, 199 and its HSL value is 288°, 35%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 (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

#BB8AC7 · #96C78A

Analogous

#9C8AC7 · #BB8AC7 · #C78AB5

Triadic

#BB8AC7 · #C7BB8A · #8AC7BB

Split complementary

#BB8AC7 · #B5C78A · #8AC79C

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