PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BC8ACB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.75:1Fails

Black text

7.20:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BC8ACB) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 188, 138, 203 and its HSL value is 286°, 38%, 67%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.20:1 (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

#BC8ACB · #99CB8A

Analogous

#9C8ACB · #BC8ACB · #CB8AB9

Triadic

#BC8ACB · #CBBC8A · #8ACBBC

Split complementary

#BC8ACB · #B9CB8A · #8ACB9C

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