PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BC87C9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.82:1Fails

Black text

7.02:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BC87C9) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 188, 135, 201 and its HSL value is 288°, 38%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 (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

#BC87C9 · #94C987

Analogous

#9B87C9 · #BC87C9 · #C987B5

Triadic

#BC87C9 · #C9BC87 · #87C9BC

Split complementary

#BC87C9 · #B5C987 · #87C99B

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