PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BC8DC6

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.70:1Fails

Black text

7.32:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BC8DC6) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 188, 141, 198 and its HSL value is 289°, 33%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (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

#BC8DC6 · #97C68D

Analogous

#A08DC6 · #BC8DC6 · #C68DB3

Triadic

#BC8DC6 · #C6BC8D · #8DC6BC

Split complementary

#BC8DC6 · #B3C68D · #8DC6A0

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