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Courtly Purple

#BCB1BF

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.06:1Fails

Black text

9.60:1AAA

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About Courtly Purple

Courtly Purple (#BCB1BF) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 188, 177, 191 and its HSL value is 287°, 10%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.60:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Courtly Purple, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#BCB1BF · #B4BFB1

Analogous

#B5B1BF · #BCB1BF · #BFB1BB

Triadic

#BCB1BF · #BFBCB1 · #B1BFBC

Split complementary

#BCB1BF · #BBBFB1 · #B1BFB5

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