NeutralLightMuted

Perplexed

#BCB5C2

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.99:1Fails

Black text

9.92:1AAA

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About Perplexed

Perplexed (#BCB5C2) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 188, 181, 194 and its HSL value is 272°, 10%, 74%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 (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

#BCB5C2 · #BBC2B5

Analogous

#B6B5C2 · #BCB5C2 · #C2B5C1

Triadic

#BCB5C2 · #C2BCB5 · #B5C2BC

Split complementary

#BCB5C2 · #C1C2B5 · #B5C2B6

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