PurpleLightMuted

Violaceous

#BD8ECB

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.66:1Fails

Black text

7.44:1AAA

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About Violaceous

Violaceous (#BD8ECB) is a light muted purple. Its RGB value is 189, 142, 203 and its HSL value is 286°, 37%, 68%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 (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

#BD8ECB · #9CCB8E

Analogous

#9F8ECB · #BD8ECB · #CB8EBA

Triadic

#BD8ECB · #CBBD8E · #8ECBBD

Split complementary

#BD8ECB · #BACB8E · #8ECB9F

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