PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BD8CC7

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.71:1Fails

Black text

7.30:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BD8CC7) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 189, 140, 199 and its HSL value is 290°, 35%, 66%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.30:1 (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

#BD8CC7 · #96C78C

Analogous

#A08CC7 · #BD8CC7 · #C78CB3

Triadic

#BD8CC7 · #C7BD8C · #8CC7BD

Split complementary

#BD8CC7 · #B3C78C · #8CC7A0

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