PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BD87CB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.80:1Fails

Black text

7.06:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BD87CB) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 189, 135, 203 and its HSL value is 288°, 40%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (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

#BD87CB · #95CB87

Analogous

#9B87CB · #BD87CB · #CB87B7

Triadic

#BD87CB · #CBBD87 · #87CBBD

Split complementary

#BD87CB · #B7CB87 · #87CB9B

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