PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BC8FCC

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.65:1Fails

Black text

7.48:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BC8FCC) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 188, 143, 204 and its HSL value is 284°, 37%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (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

#BC8FCC · #9FCC8F

Analogous

#9D8FCC · #BC8FCC · #CC8FBE

Triadic

#BC8FCC · #CCBC8F · #8FCCBC

Split complementary

#BC8FCC · #BECC8F · #8FCC9D

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