PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BB8EC5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.70:1Fails

Black text

7.34:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BB8EC5) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 187, 142, 197 and its HSL value is 289°, 32%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 (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

#BB8EC5 · #98C58E

Analogous

#9F8EC5 · #BB8EC5 · #C58EB4

Triadic

#BB8EC5 · #C5BB8E · #8EC5BB

Split complementary

#BB8EC5 · #B4C58E · #8EC59F

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