PurpleLightMuted

Perplexed

#BCB1C5

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.05:1Fails

Black text

9.65:1AAA

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About Perplexed

Perplexed (#BCB1C5) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 188, 177, 197 and its HSL value is 273°, 15%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Perplexed, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#BCB1C5 · #BAC5B1

Analogous

#B2B1C5 · #BCB1C5 · #C5B1C4

Triadic

#BCB1C5 · #C5BCB1 · #B1C5BC

Split complementary

#BCB1C5 · #C4C5B1 · #B1C5B2

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